State officials are collecting public comments on a proposal that would make it illegal to buy or sell six invasive species, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Callery pear has been planted widely as a street tree throughout central Ohio. With spring finally here in Ohio, you may have ...

All those white blooming trees you see everywhere... do you think they are pretty? If you knew what they actually represent, you would choke on your morning coffee and gag on your scrambled eggs. All ...

You may love them for their showering white canopy or hate their pungent smell, but this spring is the final show for York’s iconic white flowering Bradford Pear trees. Here since the 1970s, all will ...

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Ornamental pear trees are just one example of invasive species planted in gardens and yards that have escaped cultivation. Once they get established, they can inflict havoc on special places, such as ...