The parents of an Indiana student are suing after they say a tree branch fell on their son’s head, crushing his skull and spine. On May 22, the 6-year-old boy was sitting outside under a Bradford pear ...

Dear Reader: Bradford and other ornamental pears are grafted ... Have them take the crown of the tree out as well as all major roots. Hopefully they’ll be easy to eliminate.

Over the years, Callery pear, or Bradford pear, (Pyrus calleryana) has become one of the most widely planted ornamental trees in the US. Amur honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii) is a well-established ...

"There's something about this place that has allowed them to endure the blight," said Nathan Klaus, a biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources who spotted the trees. "It's either ...

MADISON – What to do about invasive plants purchased at garden centers will be the topic of a Madison Environmental Commission workshop at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 29 at the Madison Community Arts ...

The picture above was taken in north Georgia, where Bradford pears are growing in dense stands like briar patches. Despite the pear in their name. these trees smell far from the sweet-smelling fruit.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Auburn guard Denver Jones (2) dribbles the ball past Georgia guard Silas Demary Jr. (5) during the first ...

Gardeners who have apple or pear trees are being urged to inspect them this January for a potentially lethal disease. Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, suggests in his book's ...

“The government is relentlessly taking the country into a repressive era that is uncharted for Georgia but all too familiar in authoritarian states,” said Hugh Williamson, Europe and Central ...

Georgia officials launched the new Georgia Access program in 2024 after working on getting federal approval for years. Some Georgians who experienced major life events are eligible for extensions ...

After Bradford's local authority announced it had asked the government for permission to increase council tax by up to almost 15%, people in the city told BBC News about what the potential hit to ...