The Pear Tree

The Way You Hang Your Roll Of Toilet Paper Says A Lot About You

How do you hang your toilet paper? Under the roll and closer to the wall? Or do you hang your toilet paper over the roll? Well, a new study suggests there [...]

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When a pear tree is not a pear tree

I have several apple trees in my front yard. Technically speaking, they’re not apple trees at all; they are pear trees. They produce pears, not apples – but trust me, they are apple trees. I planted them. I watered them. I grew them. I know exactly what they are; they are apple trees. Sometime around …

What Bird Is the Partridge in a Pear Tree?

What kind of bird is the partridge in the pear tree? That answer is less straightforward than you think.

Here's why you should think twice before planting a Bradford pear tree

Bradford pear trees are ubiquitous, prized by landscapers for their white blooms. But these trees are also highly invasive, and they've raided Indiana.

Ask an Arborist: Why are my pear trees blooming in the fall?

Weather can trick nature into doing some funny things. In fact, just a few weeks ago, Arborist Scott Dahlberg snapped a photo of an in bloom Bradford Pear.

Native alternatives to plant instead of Bradford pear trees

The Bradford pear trees crowd other native trees and limbs can start to fall off as they get old, causing damage to cars and houses.

What's Better Than a Partridge in a Pear Tree? The 12 Beers of Christmas

"Collect" all 12 at Mrs. Murphy's Irish Bistro and Murphy's Bleachers to win Cubs rooftop beer fest tix.

How to Grow Kaffir Lime Trees Indoors

How to Grow Kaffir Lime Trees Indoors. The Kaffir lime tree is a dwarf citrus tree that is usually cultivated for use in Asian cooking. Because a Kaffir lime tree only reaches a height of 5 feet, it is ideal for container gardening and can be grown as an indoor plant.

What's That Smell? The Beautiful Tree That's Causing Quite A Stink

It's springtime in Pittsburgh, and throughout the city, Callery pear trees are sprouting beautiful, white blossoms. But that's just the problem.

How to Grow Your Own European and Asian Pears

Try these trees for their good looks, delicious fruit and wide range of sizes — plus you can espalier them

Why do Bradford pear trees smell like...that?

Did you know these beautiful, stinky, white-petaled trees are an invasive species?

Maybe that Tree just Needs a Little Love

Keeping it Fresh: Maybe that Tree just Needs a Little Love Every year about this time, millions and millions of people begin the annual ritual of Christmas decorating. To many of us, our Christmas …

Conservation Connection: ‘The pear to beware’

ST. LOUIS - Nature's beauty can be deceptive. Some non-native flowering trees can pose a threat to our native landscape. The Missouri Department of Conservation has a warning about "the pear to beware." Dan Zarlenga visits Fox 2/KPLR 11 to explain why Bradford pear trees are a problem for Missourians.