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great-and-small · 1 month

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Nobody throws shade like a biologist with burning hatred for invasive plants

#funny #Bradford pears #invasive #biology #this kinda shit is why I stay on Facebook

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headspace-hotel · 1 month

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speaking of invasive species

The Bradford pears are blooming and it is a NIGHTMARE. They have spread so much since literally last spring that it's like bone chilling horrifying. The population of individuals capable of flowering has virtually doubled it's awful.

There are entire fields overtaken with them, acres and acres of Bradford Pear Hell, there's saplings springing up along every fence line and roadside, just thick masses of dozens of them everywhere.

And wherever I go, for every blooming tree, there's like. 50 more saplings that are still under a meter tall. It's bad but it's going to get a whole hell of a lot worse.

This has happened SO suddenly holy shit. I remember specifically in 2013 or so my family and I were talking about those weird white trees in an old pasture across the road from our house that was reverting to woods, and what they could possibly be, since it was too early for dogwoods.

Now? Those wretched demon trees are absolutely everywhere, along every fence and tree line and bypass and ditch, stinking like boys' locker rooms and dead animals. THE HORDES OF HELL ARE UPON US. GOD HAVE MERCY ON OUR SOULS

#invasive plants #bradford pears #I HATE BRADFORD PEARS #FUCK BRADFORD PEARS #AAAAAAAHHHHH

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dbaydenny · 1 month

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Tennessee spring snow

white dots after a good blow

bradford pear blossoms.

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D W Eldred

#poetry #haiku #spring #bradford pears #Tennessee

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melgillman · 5 months

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It's December and it might seem like fruit season is pretty much over for most of the eastern half of the US, but it's a good time to look for bradford/callery pears! (AND it's a good time to eat the fruit to curb their spread, as a highly invasive plant!)

Here's a page from my fruit foraging zine, FRUIT FOR FREE. You can download the whole book from my ko-fi page if you want to see more!

#callery pear #bradford pear #comics #foraging #fruit for free

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ouzel-time · 2 months

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PSA: FUCK CALLERY PEARS!!!

The callery pear, sometimes known by the name of its infamous domestic cultivar, the Bradford pear, is a HIGHLY invasive species throughout the US! At this time of year (late winter to early spring), callery pears bloom and leaf out before any other native tree species, which can lead to overcrowding.

The history of the fuckass Bradford pear:

The Bradford cultivar of the callery pear was introduced into the United States in the 1960s as the ultimate ornamental tree: it flowers and leaves out early, it is naturally straight and tall, and grows super quick. Its leaves are deep red in fall and its toxic fruits are candy to birds. But these attributes would lead to it being a highly invasive species. Where I live, these trees are already greening up when most grass is still barely colored. The fact is that these trees fill in before any others, crowding out younger native plants.

(image courtesy of Leslie Mehrnoff)

Then there are the growing habits of the Bradford pear. The Bradford was originally praised for its rapid, even growth. However, these trees grow so fast that they can't build as much strength as slower-growing species, such as oaks. The forks in limbs and branches are the weak spots, and any amount of wind sends down showers of twigs. When I was younger, I lived in a house with three of these fuckers out front, and it was a hassle to constantly pick up branches and twigs from the lawn.

(image courtesy of Rebekah Wallace)

As a result of their accelerated growth, Bradford pears are HIGHLY susceptible to storm damage, and this can hurt houses, automobiles and other people's property. On top of that, they're not very pretty to look at whenever they're not flowering or colored up for fall.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

Pull/dig up any suckers or saplings that you find. Beware that wild-type callery pears have enormous thorns on the ends of their branches, so proceed with caution.

Cut them the hell down. Depending on where you live, you may receive payment or even a free native tree for pear trees you cut down. Note, DO NOT cut down trees on others' property without permission from the owner of said property.

Inform others! The best way to stop the spread of these trees is to teach others about the problem! More people cutting down callery pears means less shitty invasive trees!

Thank you for your consideration!

#I forgot to mention their flowers smell like human semen so #do what you will with that info #callery pear #bradford pear #invasive species #invasive plants #conservation #plantblr

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violetcatt · 1 year

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#original photography on tumblr #march #spring #tree #flowers #blossoms #bradford pear #white flowers

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victusinveritas · 1 month

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#trees #invasive species #pear tree #bradford pear #ecology

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ladysnowangel · 1 month

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#bradford pear tree #photography #photographers on tumblr #original photography #original photographers #nature #nature photography #spring #tree #blossoms

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sycamorefibers · 4 months

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Experiment results! 🧶 I soaked the pear tree bark & twigs in water for a week, then simmered for an hour. Popped in some cormo wool pre-mordanted with alum. I’m quite pleased with the results. Such a nice peachy color!

#fiber art #wool #artisan #natural dye #dead bradford pears are the best Bradford pears #invasive species

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uxbridge · 2 months

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Flowering trees; saucer magnolia, cherry blossom, and the dreaded callery pear

#landscape #landscape photography #photography #nature #nature photography #naturecore #trees #flowers #march #spring #cherry #cherry blossom #saucer magnolia #magnolia #callery pear #bradford pear #kentucky

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robertfettuccine · 1 month

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‼️This is a callout post‼️

I hate these guys I hate them so much like actually who decided to start planting Bradford Pears they have Zero good qualities I HATE THEM SO MUCH

So here’s some reasons why you should get rid of these:

They smell like a fish market on a hot summer day but all the fish are a week old

The flowers aren’t that cool like sorry there’s plenty of other trees with white flowers

They are BRITTLE. SO BRITTLE. One gust of wind and your tree is GONE.

They will breed with anything. Whore tree. They cross-pollinate to a point where they become incredibly invasive. And also when they do that they grow thorns and get super ugly 👍

THEY’RE PEAR TREES THAT DON’T EVEN GROW PEARS

Did I mention they smell like fish

‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ If you have Bradford Pears that you can cut down you should cut them down

Some US states will give you a free tree to replace them with

Here are some better trees to plant in your area:

*these are US based recommendations because I’m pretty sure the US is the only place with Evil Bradford Pear Problems*

Magnolias! They smell amazing and have great flowers. They’re native to Florida but will survive in most of the southeastern US

Dogwoods! There’s both an eastern and a western variety and both are native to North America! Just make sure you get the right type for where you live (east vs west)

Pawpaws! These trees bear fruit, are great for pollinators, and their native range spans about half of the United States

Redbuds! Similar to Dogwoods, there’s both an eastern and western variety. Also native to North America, they’re one of the first trees to bloom in spring

Serviceberry! YOU CAN EAT THE BERRIES!!! Also native to North America, they can survive in a ton of different climates and are great for pollinators

You can find more native trees here

This has been a Bradford Pear Hate Post

#long post #rant #my post #bradford pear #native plants #gardening

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forestgreenivy · 2 months

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Nothing like being welcomed back home by seeing the Bradford pears in bloom (derogatory)

#I hate Bradford pears

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headspace-hotel · 2 years

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This website says that the Bradford pear tree has a "short to moderate" lifespan of 15 to 25 years

Which is insane. Because trees, in general, live at least 75-100 years if they are not killed by something. The shortest-lived, most ephemeral types of tree, at least where I live, have a full natural lifespan of 70-80 years.

These things are the pugs of trees.