Invasive Callery Pear
Channel: Huntsville Botanical Garden
Date: 2024-03-08

Beware the Callery Pear! 🚫🌳 This invasive species is taking over, crowding out our precious native plants with its dense thickets. Not only does it block out the light, but it also hogs water and soil, leaving no room for native flora to thrive. With its quick spread through seeds and vegetative growth, a single Callery Pear can quickly dominate an area. Birds and possibly small mammals help in dispersing its seeds far and wide, aiding its invasion. Let's say no to planting Callery Pear and its popular variant, the Bradford Pear. If you spot them, small seedlings can be removed from moist soil, but larger trees need a more hands-on approach: cutting and stump treatment. Let's protect our ecosystem by keeping these invaders at bay! 🌱✂️ #InvasiveSpecies #EcoWarrior #CalleryPearAwareness