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/2024/01/12/callery-pear-buyback-2024/
https://extension.missouri.edu/publications/v1
To contact Jon Skinner, Community Forester:
417-629-3434 Extn 4543