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The Bradford pear, seen in bloom near Baylor University’s Ferrell Center, is a once-popular tree variety that has drawn increasing criticism over its weak structure and invasiveness.
Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’, the first Callery pear cultivar, has a weak branch structure with V-shaped branch angles that split after 15 to 20 years of growth. Route 1 between Smyrna and Dover Narrow ...