Q: My beautiful Bradford pear tree now has large limbs that are beginning to break away from the tree. Can I prune the tree to keep this from happening? A: There is a yes and no answer to your ...

Last week on Facebook, we posted what we thought was a kind of funny post about pruning Bradford pears. It contained a photo of a Bradford pear and the following commentary: “Just a reminder that it’s ...

As Callery pear trees, otherwise known as Bradford pears, begin to bloom in abundance, Kentucky meteorologist Brad Maushart has taken it upon himself to offer a little pruning advice to the Southeast.