Bradford Pear Tree

A picture story on why I don't recommend a Bradford pear tree for your yard. The are beautiful trees when in bloom but the down side is not worth it. Besides who wants a pear tree that doesn't grow pears? Yes that is correct, a Bradford pear tree doesn't grow fruit! I still don't understand why it's a "pear tree" if it doesn't produce pears.

If your yard receives more than a whisper of a wind, expect a Bradford pear tree to snap like a twig every year. I have lived in the house for five years and the tree was 25 feet tall when Ifirst saw it so it was not a immature tree. By the way it had already broken once when I bought the house.

My recommendation is to take a chain saw to your pear tree before it falls and takes out a fence, dog or knocks over your favorite beverage.

This picture was taken shortly after I started to use the chain saw on what was left of the Bradford pear tree.

Even my 80 pound Boxer is aggrivated by the Bradford pear tree breaking everytime the wind blows.