Callery (also known as Bradford) pear trees are a pretty sight, but produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio.

Ohio is home to some beautiful, rare and unique plants and animals. Here are some to learn about just in time for Earth Day ...

(WKBN) — Another plant will soon officially join the growing list of invasive species in Ohio, which makes ... replaced by dark berries. The common privet joins a list of 63 invasive species, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An invasive tree species ... a bacterial disease among common pear trees. Fire blight was widespread at the time, and Callery pears are resistant to it.

[DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] ODNR said in a news release the Pickaway County Common Pleas Court ... according to ODNR. “Ohio’s trees are meant to be enjoyed ...

A ceremonial tree planting took root in Lima as the city hosted the Heritage Trees: Planting History event on April 25 to launch the Heritage Trees program under America 250-Ohio, the official state ...

Callery pear trees, or pyrus calleryana ... in the 1900s to combat "fire blight," which, according to Ohio State University, is a "common and very destructive bacterial disease of apples and ...

It's officially spring in Ohio, meaning you've probably seen white-flowering Callery pear trees blooming all over ... as the Bradford pear tree − is a common non-native tree that has grown ...