Proper pruning is actually good for a 'Bradford' pear. These are weakly branched trees to start with, and they tend to become more brittle and prone to limb-breakage as they age.

This tree probably was not meant to be pruned, but without pruning has a short life, thus `Bradford' Pear defines a Catch-22.” Here is a link to this publication: edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st537. Need a ...

Or, if you choose, remove the tree entirely this fall or ... Prune overgrown, sagging Bradford pear. Nellie Neal. Contributing columnist. Q: We have some old Bradford pear trees that have lots of ...

That is when a good gardener should begin thinking about pruning, especially small. Skip to main content Skip to main content. Register for more free articles. Sign up for our newsletter to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. The spring-blooming ornamental pear tree Pyrus calleryana was ...

Press-Register Garden Writer Bill Finch answers readers' questions about Bradford pears and armadillos. ... Thinning Bradford pear is difficult (Finch) Updated: Sep. 02, 2011, 7:18 a.m.

The Bradford pear tree in our front yard has not been looking good this year. Some sections of the tree appear to have died, and the bark is coming off of large sections of the trunk. It also lost ...