Bradford Pear - deemed invasive species!

[pantheraba]

I stumbled on this from a link John (noBivy) posted:

SC to ban sale of Bradford pear trees by 2024, invasive species deemed a noxious pest

COLUMBIA, S. C. (WCIV) — The sale of Bradford pear trees will be illegal in South Carolina beginning Oct. 1, 2024, state officials have ruled. Owning the invasive pear trees will not be illegal, but selling and trading the plant will be. Officials from the state and Clemson University decided on...

wlos.com

 

[Altissimus]

For years I recommended Norway Maples here for replanting with very good reasons ... now deemed an Evasive by the State

 

[lxskllr]

Good! It's a trash tree that shouldn't exist over here. That would be a good promotion for you all. Free removal of Bradford pear with any treework.

 

[No_Bivy]

bout time!!! remember the vid of the trash guys shoving one in their truck? sums them up

 

[treesmith]

I hate them. And I’ve heard/read much about their invasiveness.

The Bradford Pear: An Arboreal Devil That Must Go | The Emory Wheel

The Bradford pear is an inveterate curse on our nation and wreaks havoc on our environment.

emorywheel.com

 

[cory]

I knew there was reason those are about the only tree I don't like

 

[Altissimus]

I don't recall ever dealing with them here in the Greens , maybe elevation ...

 

[Nutball]

They don't smell that bad. Y'all must not have sophisticated noses.

 

[cory]

I too never noticed a bad smell.

But they grow super fast and split apart super easy.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Tree of heaven considered invasive here. But not the bradford pear. Both hateful.
Job security with snow loads though.
We had a stinky one at the the church. Eventually, they tired of the maintenence curve

 

[Jonny]

For years I recommended Norway Maples here for replanting with very good reasons ... now deemed an Evasive by the State

Here too. Pretty trees, don’t seem overly fast growing to me. I’ll still plant a couple in my yard lol.

 

[lxskllr]

Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas

 

[Jonny]

I read that or similar before, but when municipalities are planting them around town and homeowners are planting them around the yard for shade, it’s hard to accuse them of displacing the local native growth.

We could maybe use something to displace all the dead ash in the forests here anyways. They’re miserable looking. Just tons and tons of dead ash and scrub brush unless there’s pines or spruce. So it goes.

 

[gf beranek]

No problem here. But not saying it couldn't be.

 

[BeerGeek]

I believe I have one of the "Cleveland Selects" on my property. Thing is a freak almost 60ft. tall. I'll snap a pic tomorrow and post on my way out.