Why you shouldn't plant Ornamental Pear Trees (Bradford Pear)
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Here is a quick PSA about Ornamental Pear trees in Northern Illinois.
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I had a 'Cleveland White Select' ornamental pear tree removed from the yard last Fall before the installation of a new lawn due to the extensive amount of saplings that were sprouting throughout the lawn. Still this Summer many saplings are germinating in the lawn.
Just because the nursery tells you it is a sterile tree does not mean it is sterile. You really have to do your research before you plant any tree.
Thank you for sharing. It is definitely a concern of ours, which is why we culled our crops and stopped selling them over a decade ago, when the lack of sterility was found out.
If you are still having issues with suckering, Bonide makes a great product called "Stump and Vine Killer" that kills the full root system of suckers. We use this in conjunction with our local native prairie restoration team to kill the Pear seedlings that pop up in our native prairies nearby.
Product Link: www.wasconursery.com/product/stump-vine-killer/
I live in the high desert of Nevada. We have some of these trees in front of our apartment. I'm amazed at how they survive our extreme weather here. We have very high heat in the summer, freezing cold winters and lots of high winds all year round. They don't appear to be spreading. But they are beautiful. The birds love them too.
I live in southern Utah and mine does do well too! It’s not invasive, and is do healthy and strong!
Get to the point! "I don't recommend this tree because . . . "
Excellent
We didn't want to plant one but left one to grow in the garden out of curiosity. We were hoping it was a Linden tree when it first appeared. It may be a chanticleer because it looks upright and compact. We will leave it for now though until we can figure out what to plant there instead for shade.
In the full coffee chat, Matt lists his favorite replacements towards the end of the video:
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I love my flowering pear tree! It’s my favorite tree ever. It’s over 22 years old and is taller than my home and provides amazing shade. I can’t speak high enough of this tree.
Perhaps you didn’t watch the video. They are disease prone, prone to storm damage and have become invasive and often choke out our native plant species. These trees should NOT be recommended / planted.
Here is a comment on another video: "Approximately 25% of our beautiful Bradford Pear broke off and fell on my 3-month old car and caused several thousand dollars in damages. It was GONE the next day. When we called, the tree guy asked if it was a Bradford Pear. It was 18 years old and showed no signs of weakness until part of it broke off....and it wasn't even windy that day!"
@@WascoNursery But in your video you say that disease was many years ago, now there are cultivars like Chanticleer, Aristocrat and Autumn Blaze that are stronger. I'm in the process of having 6 of them planted in our yard for more privacy. The landscaping company said they are disease resistant. I want something tall right now about 9feet high that I don't have to go mortgage my house in order to get some privacy with beautiful trees.
And I'm in the Mchenry area in Illinois
Those cultivars are neither sterile nor disease resistant and should NOT be planted. There are so many better options for you in McHenry County.
Don’t understand why these trees get so much hate. I understand they could be invasive if you plant them close to a field or woods that isn’t managed. However in a neighborhood these shouldn’t cause any problem. I live in south Texas where tons of people have these in their backyards. My own Cleveland pear is now 25 ft tall and survived hurricane Harvey plus the snowstorm few years ago. Never once had a problem.
The primary issues, which Matt explains in the video, are their weak-woodedness as they age, their susceptibility to fungal diseases like fireblight, which weaken their wood further, and the invasive nature of their seeds, which choke out native plants in natural areas.
Bradford Pear is a lot different than the Cleveland Select Pear...all ornamental pears are NOT the same and should NOT be all considered for discontinuation! Furthermore, The Cleveland Select is on of the hardiest trees I have ever seen in Northeast PA - they have beautiful flowers, strong trunks, thick green leaves that last through November, a beautiful Autumn color...I mean how is that not the most ideal tree?!?! Plus they are the number one tree inside parking lots and around businesses...they are beautiful...it's a win win!
I’ll respectfully disagree. Cleveland Select are not sterile and therefore have also become invasive in nature and have the same characteristics as the Bradford and other cultivars.
@@WascoNursery i have a 10 year old cleveland in the yard - trunk is straight, strong and thick - only one trunk too - never lost a branch.
I don't love flowering pears, but my house came with one already out front. Trying to take care of it until my better trees get bigger.
i often wondered why people just didnt plant a real pear tree instead.
Fruiting pear trees are excellent for both their fruit and flower. They do not have the harmful characteristics or height that the ornamental pear trees do, but still have most of the good characteristics and then some.
They are beautiful trees 🌳
We planted a $150 chanticleer pear on our front yard last year. It’s still small. Should we pull it and plant something else?
If it were in my yard, I would remove it. I have seen the damage they have caused first hand in the prairies near my house.
Our forest preserve team has to go through annually to try and prevent more spread from these trees, in our natural areas.
They are short-lived trees and can cost a lot more than $150 in the future for removal and potential damage from falling limbs.
Life finds a way
Thanks for spreading the word!
I'm considering two javelin pears. What skinny, flowering tree would you suggest?
Ivory Spear Crabapple would be a good choice.
Cleveland Pears too?
Yes
Um so like I didn’t know that the berries on the tree where poisonous so I gently but into one and sun juice came in my mouth. I immediately spit it out but should I be considered. Is that enough to hurt me or will I be fine. I’m really concerned.
Generally, you need to ingest a large amount of the fruit in order for it to be deadly. In your case, you may feel a bit of stomach discomfort at most. That being said, we are not doctors... if you start to feel unwell I would seek medical attention.
You lived long enough to typed this.
understand "ornamental" pear vs an actual "fruit" pear....jeez la freaking weez
@@WascoNursery Does the ornamental pear have berries??...I know it has flowers but once the flowers are gone there are no berries correct??
@@beki1931yes it does have fruit. It’s small - the birds eat them and transfer the seeds.
It's videos and messages like this, that encourage people to act irresponsibly.
My farmer neighbors sprayed my seven fruit bearing pear trees, so they now produce nothing.
Nowhere in the video did Matt say to kill fruit bearing pears.
I just don’t understand what your point is? You never really say what’s wrong with the tree.
3:04 to the end of the video. They are disease prone, prone to storm damage and have become invasive and choke out native plant species.
In the video he literally gave several reasons, multiple times! #1 reason is the invasive spread thats causing native plants shrubs and trees to decline in wild areas. Your tree has very likely spread it's seeds to make thousands and thousands of others miles away from your yard in wild forest areas or any area not regularly mown or landscaped. It displaces everything including insects, birds, mammals, etc from even the few remaining wild areas they have when they forms thickets, and that they do! Just as bad if not worse than bush honeysuckle.
@@WascoNursery then why not provide examples of what we could plant instead?
Spring Flurry Serviceberry
Firespire American Hornbeam
Streetspire or Crimsonspire Oak
Armstrong Maple
Skinny Latte Coffeetree
Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac
One of the worst smelling flowers of all time.
Very true! That is just one of the many reasons we do not recommend planting them.