#callery pear

[melgillman]

It's December and it might seem like fruit season is pretty much over for most of the eastern half of the US, but it's a good time to look for bradford/callery pears! (AND it's a good time to eat the fruit to curb their spread, as a highly invasive plant!)

Here's a page from my fruit foraging zine, FRUIT FOR FREE. You can download the whole book from my ko-fi page if you want to see more!

#callery pear #bradford pear #comics #foraging #fruit for free

[basilthefrogphotographer]

Spring has arrived ❤️

#spring #photography #flowers #flower photography #photoshoot #flower photoshoot #daisies #lilies #grape hyacinth #hyacinth #garden #periwinkle #periwinkles #callery pear #daffodils #nature

[uxbridge]

Flowering trees; saucer magnolia, cherry blossom, and the dreaded callery pear

#landscape #landscape photography #photography #nature #nature photography #naturecore #trees #flowers #march #spring #cherry #cherry blossom #saucer magnolia #magnolia #callery pear #bradford pear #kentucky

[ouzel-time]

PSA: FUCK CALLERY PEARS!!!

The callery pear, sometimes known by the name of its infamous domestic cultivar, the Bradford pear, is a HIGHLY invasive species throughout the US! At this time of year (late winter to early spring), callery pears bloom and leaf out before any other native tree species, which can lead to overcrowding.

The history of the fuckass Bradford pear:

The Bradford cultivar of the callery pear was introduced into the United States in the 1960s as the ultimate ornamental tree: it flowers and leaves out early, it is naturally straight and tall, and grows super quick. Its leaves are deep red in fall and its toxic fruits are candy to birds. But these attributes would lead to it being a highly invasive species. Where I live, these trees are already greening up when most grass is still barely colored. The fact is that these trees fill in before any others, crowding out younger native plants.

(image courtesy of Leslie Mehrnoff)

Then there are the growing habits of the Bradford pear. The Bradford was originally praised for its rapid, even growth. However, these trees grow so fast that they can't build as much strength as slower-growing species, such as oaks. The forks in limbs and branches are the weak spots, and any amount of wind sends down showers of twigs. When I was younger, I lived in a house with three of these fuckers out front, and it was a hassle to constantly pick up branches and twigs from the lawn.

(image courtesy of Rebekah Wallace)

As a result of their accelerated growth, Bradford pears are HIGHLY susceptible to storm damage, and this can hurt houses, automobiles and other people's property. On top of that, they're not very pretty to look at whenever they're not flowering or colored up for fall.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Pull/dig up any suckers or saplings that you find. Beware that wild-type callery pears have enormous thorns on the ends of their branches, so proceed with caution.

Cut them the hell down. Depending on where you live, you may receive payment or even a free native tree for pear trees you cut down. Note, DO NOT cut down trees on others' property without permission from the owner of said property.

Inform others! The best way to stop the spread of these trees is to teach others about the problem! More people cutting down callery pears means less shitty invasive trees!

Thank you for your consideration!

#I forgot to mention their flowers smell like human semen so #do what you will with that info #callery pear #bradford pear #invasive species #invasive plants #conservation #plantblr

[surr0unds]

brooklyn

#spring #blossom trees #callery pear #shadow #brooklyn #nyc

[faguscarolinensis]

Pyrus calleryana / Callery Pear

#Need to convince the husband to let me cut this bastard down #Pyrus calleryana #Pyrus #Rosaceae #callery pear #Pear #pears #Flowers #Nature photography #photographers on tumblr #durham #Durham NC #North Carolina #Home

[crudlynaturephotos]

#balboa park #museum of man #bell tower #architecture #bertram g goodhue #flowering trees #callery pear #pyrus calleryana #el cid campeador #statues #anna hyatt huntington #san diego

[mysticdragon3md3]

Making a Bowl From a HATED Tree #woodworking #trees #shorts

My neighborhood has these trees all over. And i never understood why everyone said they smell like sperm---but I'm just a sheltered aroace, so what do i know---and this is the first time I've heard their smell compared to rotting fish. I eat fish all the time. I thought i knew what spoiled fish smells like. These trees dont smell bad to me. They just smell like these trees. I dont know what everyone keeps talking about. Maybe because i grew up with these trees. Or maybe because I'm in SoCal, and maybe the climate/environment here could be improving their scent? 🤔❔️

#plants #trees #flowers #flowering trees #smell #scents #pear trees #woodworking #craftsmen #callery pear #bradford pear #i'm too asexual for this #aroacestuffandthings

[yarnboo01]

Happy spring! Remember to whisper words of hate to your local Bradford Pear tree today!

#bradford pear #invasive species #callery pear #the tree that smells like... certain fluids... allegedly #ya know that white gross one #GOD DAMN THE BRADFORD PEAR #Invasive trees #bad plants #trees i hate

[etakeh]

Homeowners are invited to cut down one or more Callery pear trees and receive one free, non-invasive tree at this event.

Nice. Good job, MO.

#invasive plants #callery pear #Missouri

[joearf]

2023.04.21: Callery Pear - Old Greenwich, CT

#Callery pear #blossomingtree #treelife #trees

[brittanymphotography]

pearl-skinned, nc, 2023 canon eos rebel t6 lightroom

#flower #flowers #white flowers #flower photography #bradford pear #callery pear #dogwood #naturecore #nature photography #photography #contact for prints #DO NOT REPOST

[hannahcbrown]

"Leave Me Lost"

Originally taken May 2018

One of my favorites, reposted for repostober.

#compass #blossoms #flowers #spring #nature #original photographers #photographers on tumblr #photography #lensblr #repostober #my photography #it's a bradford/callery pear tree if anyone's wondering what kind of blossoms #'cause i know i would XD

[uxbridge]

Creek barrens

#landscape #landscape photography #photography #nature photography #naturecore #trees #flowers #plants #woods #forest #spring #march #redbud #cercis #prunus #cherry #peach #callery pear #bradford pear #forsythia #juniperus #daffodils #rural #kentucky

[mechaffeine]

The plant and insect ID stuff is really so I can aim my anger and rage at things that I can safely identify as invasive. It is also, more importantly, about knowing what is growing around me; I enjoy tending the little things, like sprouts and crawlies.

But a good bit of it is so I can aim my rage at known invasive species and go apeshit, because I am not permitted to take it out on the humans that frustrate me.

#in related news. I am going to hunt down callery pears soon ✨ #dad told me those were crab apples as a kid and apparently that was a fucking lie #mechaffeine speaks #gonna see if mom wants any staves of pear wood

[ailinu]

i know you’re here, callery pear! i can smell you

#things i should *not* be heard shouting from the open fourth-floor window of my office #callery pear my beloathed #the only tree i hate #(it's fine in its actual habitat; it's semi-invasive here) #if you've ever seen a tree with lovely white blooms that also smells like the worst thing you can think of curled up and died six weeks ago #you may have met a callery pear