In this Chicago Tribune article, Sean Zieche from Davey's Glen Ellyn office talks about the invasive Callery, or Bradford, pear tree and how it can damage neighborhoods.
When Nikkilyn Morrison moved into her Old Town condo a decade ago, she didn't give much thought to the tall, leafy trees that peeked into her fourth-floor view. Today, she wishes she had.
Last month, her neighborhood became a quiet winter illusion. The dozen trees lining her block burst into clusters of white, creamy flowers. Fallen petals covered the entire street like fresh snow. then, the smell of rotten fish hit.
"I feel like it makes me almost choke, and I have asthma," said Morrison, who has asked her condo management company about removing the trees. "It kind of makes my lungs seize up too."
The trees on Morrison's block are invasive Callery pears, or Bradford pears, which bloom in blizzards across Illinois neighborhoods, roadsides and forests every April.
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