Bradford pear trees look pretty and smell like rotten fish. They're also illegal. But why?
Bradford pear trees are a pretty sight, but they produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio. Here's what to ...
Reno's stinkiest tree, the Bradford pear, is blooming again. Why do they smell so bad?
Thousands of Bradford pears are in bloom for the next few weeks. But good news: The city has a moratorium on planting new ones on public property.
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Houseplants Won't Purify Your Home's Air: How NASA's Study Created A Myth
You've likely heard about a NASA study which supposedly proved that certain houseplants can help purify your home's air.
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Is There a Schedule of When the Sewage Treatment Plant Is Going to Smell Bad?
So, are the smells released on a schedule—a sort of “if it’s Tuesday, this must be stale urine” paradigm? Or are they the ...
8 Plants You Should Never Grow Next to a Lemon Tree, According to a Gardening Expert
Don’t plant fennel near lemon trees. “It has allelopathic properties that inhibit any type of nearby plant growth,” says Sons ...
Neighborhood plagued by nearby wastewater plant’s ‘fart smells’ sees relief
The Lake Pointe neighborhood in Travis County has been plagued by foul odors due to an aging wastewater treatment plant, but ...
'It's like rotten garbage': Cass County residents voice concerns about health risks due to compost at local farm
Cass County residents say the stench from Black Elk Farms makes going outside unbearable and is causing health problems.
Best way to trim a Bradford Pear tree? ‘Use a chainsaw,’ meteorologist says
"Whoever thought planting them was a good idea deserves to have their car totaled by one in a mild breeze," one woman wrote.
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Bradford pears may be pretty, but pack an environmental punch. How to get rid of the trees
Today, these trees are known to be an invasive species, growing rapidly and outperforming native plants ... during bad ...
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Reefer Growing Madness episode transcript: Harvest time brings relief — and a strong odor
A pot farm as big as Alien Labs produces an enormous amount of odor, which is still taboo even though weed is legal. The ...
St. Louis stinks every spring. Here's the tree to blame
ST. LOUIS — A foul fish-smelling odor has descended on the St. Louis region, and local fish fries aren't to blame. Countless ...
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Garden column: What are galls, what causes them, and are they harmful to plants?
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