The Bradford pear tree is widespread in the United States but very invasive, and you don't want one in your yard. Here's what ...

A popular tree found outside many homes and on walkways across the Chicago area will soon be illegal to sell or grow after an ...

Every April, a different kind of blizzard sweeps across Chicago-area neighborhoods. White blossoms line parkways in ...

Vanderburgh County officials, alongside the Pigeon Creek Watershed Development Commission, are offering residents a free ...

World War II had just ended, incomes were skyrocketing, the Baby Boom was underway — and Americans were reveling in first-time homeownership and the mass marketing of automobiles. The post-war ...

Pear trees are a wonderful addition to your garden. Their fruits are an excellent source of dietary fiber and other nutrients, and they can be baked, grilled, or eaten fresh. However, not everyone is ...

Bradford pear trees are the real Jersey devil. Spring has sprung and the Garden State’s very pretty, but oh-so-stinky, ...

Years of complaints from residents and environmental groups finally led to a law banning one smelly tree and 29 other nonnative species in New Jersey.

The Invasive Species Management Act outlaws the sale and spread of species, like the Bradford pear, Japanese barberry and ...