Japanese Honeysuckle, Callery Pears and other non-native plants can be a nuisance in your garden, and soon they could be ...

Bradford pear trees, which can help spread wild, thorny Callery pear trees, are becoming a target of forestry and conservation officials in Kansas, Missouri, Virginia and across the U.S.

ST. LOUIS – Bradford pear trees, an incredibly invasive and non-native species, are back and spreading fast across Missouri. Bradford pear trees, also known as Callery pear trees, are notorious ...

Missouri lawmakers have banned the sale or transport of six invasive plant species, including Callery pear trees. The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2029 — to give sellers time to replace their ...

Missouri legislators are taking aim at sales of Bradford pear trees and five other invasive plant species. Under the plan, state-licensed nurseries would need to agree not to knowingly sell ...

Bernskoetter’s legislation comes after years of education on the part of the Missouri Prairie Foundation, the Missouri Department of Conservation, and others on the scourge of Callery pears, which ...

The Gateway Arch is seen beyond the leaves of Callery pear trees, also known as Bradford pear trees, in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis on Monday, April 14, 2025. Allie Schallert, Post-Dispatch ...

The Missouri Department of Conservation wants to get rid of those smelly, invasive Bradford pear trees, so they’ll give you a replacement. Skip to content. FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV ...

The Missouri Invasive Plant Council is also hosting a “buyback” program in locations around the state April 23, where homeowners are invited to cut down one or more Callery pear trees and ...

The Missouri Invasive Plant Council is inviting St. Louis-area homeowners to cut down one or more Callery pear trees and receive one free, ... shumard oak, wild plum, redbud and serviceberry trees.

The Missouri Department of Conservation is working with the community to weed out invasive trees. The Callery pear tree, otherwise known as a Bradford pear tree, is invasive to the state of Missouri.