Jon Skinner, Mo Conservation Community Forester

Callery pear (Bradford pear) is a non-native invasive.  There is a program encouraging the removal of these trees from our landscape.  They are offering one (1) free 3-gallon tree in exchange for photo evidence of one pear being removed.

https://moinvasives.org/

https://moinvasives.org/2024/01/12/callery-pear-buyback-2024/

https://mdc.mo.gov/

https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/v1

To contact Jon Skinner, Community Forester:

Jon.skinner@mdc.mo.gov

417-629-3434  Extn 4543

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