Welcome!! This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your ...

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 22% — or roughly 500 species — of plants growing wild in the state are not native.

Bradford pear trees are known to be an invasive species, growing at a rapid rate and outcompeting native plants.

As you wander around outside you may see many different types of trees and shrubs blooming for spring now. It gets us really ...

The temperatures may be undecided about the season, but the captivating ornamental pear trees (Pyrus calleryana) lining Main ...

But...but, they're so beautiful!! We are on the brink of Callery pear bloom in early April. Our roadsides and abandoned fields have since exploded into a sea of white ...

You shouldn’t be selling things that you have to constantly deal with trying to get rid of,” Tyler Wilson told a House ...

Kansans will need to be careful in the years ahead as a tree quarantine settles into place to curb the growth of a major invasive pest. Kansas agricultural officials are ...

Kansans will need to be careful in the years ahead as a tree quarantine settles into place to curb the growth of a major ...

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

Columbia Green brought the city of Columbia into the statewide Bradford Pear Bounty Exchange program this year. The program, ...