stink like dirty sweat socks.

The first one lasted about 10 yrs. During a bad storm it fell, roots pulled out of ground. Replace with another Bradford Pear. The 2nd one split right down the middle from top to ground. Replaced with 3rd Bradford Pear. The 3rd one was twisted down, straight line wind problably. During a couple of those storms some young Pin Oaks fell, also

…for 8 years. All the streets were lined with Bradford pears. Every time there was a wind or rainstorm, you could hear the branches snapping like match sticks.

In addition to breaking easily and stinking, they have a shallow root system that sends up shoots into your lawn. Even after we had ours removed and the stumps ground down, I was fighting the shoots from the remaining roots for a couple of years.

millions of them are sprouting all over. In central OH you can see 10s of thousands growing wild.

replace a dead or diseased tree, but they totally turned around 180 degrees away from having these pear trees as a choice by homeowners to replace their dead and/or diseased trees (between the curb and sidewalk, all trees are city owned).

Ash trees too, are no longer supported as a viable substitute for a replacement tree too (because of the Emerald Borer).