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First world problem of the day: Bradford pears
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:55 am
Posted on 3/24/26 at 7:55 am
The neighborhood is in bloom and it smells like BabyTac's mom's bedroom. Who would plant a tree that's only good for smelling like cum and splitting in half?
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Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:01 am to Ingeniero
The Leesville mayor planted hundreds along Hwy. 171 north and south around 20 years ago. There's only a few left now. Pretty trees but don't plant the damn things near intersections where you can't see oncoming traffic.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:03 am to Ingeniero
Our neighborhood had one in each yard when we moved in. Thankfully half or more are gone now.
I think there was a bounty on them for a while. If you let whoever it was come take it up out of your yard they gave you a replacement tree or two.
I think there was a bounty on them for a while. If you let whoever it was come take it up out of your yard they gave you a replacement tree or two.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:04 am to Ingeniero
I don't think stinky trees are a first world problem.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:07 am to Ingeniero
And are literally toxic to any plants attempting to grow anywhere near them. They are an obnoxious, odorous plague.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:08 am to Bjorn Cyborg
They were a very popular landscape tree in the 90's we installed a ton of them. Very few are still alive and unsplit today
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:08 am to SallysHuman
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Our neighborhood had one in each yard when we moved in. Thankfully half or more are gone now.
My neighbors had one that managed to outlast their marriage. Shouldn't be getting married if you can last longer than a bradford pear.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:09 am to Ingeniero
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Who would plant a tree that's only good for smelling like cum and splitting in half?
Agreed. They are such a freaking mess. The worst is when your neighbor never maintains his trees and just guarantees that you're going to have limbs falling every time a slight gust of wind blows through.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:09 am to Keith13
People who haven't taken a chainsaw to them yet need to have their heads examined.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:10 am to Ingeniero
I saw someone give the best advice on how to prevent the splitting of Bradford Pears. The key is how you prune them. You want to prune the trees about 1-1.5" above the ground.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:13 am to Ingeniero
They are a detriment to real pear producing trees by screwing with polination.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:17 am to Ingeniero
Bought a house with two on front lawn, one fell over and the other died from beetles (I think).
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:17 am to Keith13
I had 3 removed from my backyard last fall. The looked great, provided us with great shade, but they broke easily and it was time to get rid of them. The neighborhood we live in had them lining the entire street and they looked beautiful in the spring, but they are fragile and apparently invasive. Local nurseries no longer carry them up here (I am in Illinois, unfortunately)
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:23 am to Ingeniero
I planted one when they were really popular in 1994. Ice storm in 2009 it lost a 1/3, but I didn't give up on it. It was a broomstick when I planted it and I was stubborn. It would fill back out in five years and a wind event would take out some more. Rinse, repeat that cycle until it's final demise in 2022.
My next door neighbor planted six along his driveway of a heartier variety in 2001. I don't think he has ever lost a branch.
My next door neighbor planted six along his driveway of a heartier variety in 2001. I don't think he has ever lost a branch.
This post was edited on 3/24/26 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:24 am to Joshjrn
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And are literally toxic to any plants attempting to grow anywhere near them.
There are a lot of plants like this. Black Walnut is one.
But Black Walnut isn't invasive like the Bradford Pear. And it makes something edible, and the wood is beautiful.
But we had a couple in my old back yard and they completely fricked any attempt to garden around them before we realized what the issue was.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:26 am to SallysHuman
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I think there was a bounty on them for a while. If you let whoever it was come take it up out of your yard they gave you a replacement tree or two.
There are some states and counties that have bounty programs where you cut it down and the extension office will come replace it with a lovely native tree (if that's suitable).
Kentucky/Franklin Co Bradford Pear Bounty Program
If y'all have an extension office near you that will do it, HIGHLY recommend it. The trees are awful, invasive, and will absolutely cause property damage if close enough to the house.
We live in a home-rule class city that's incorporated with Louisville and when they were renovating the downtown area a chucklefrick on the council (who got voted off the next election) who was buddy with a major landscaper here wanted to plant Bradford Pears all along the downtown corridor. People threw a fit and they ended up planting native trees (mostly Eastern Redbuds) instead coordinating through a local non-profit/extension office. Because the guy was so upset about it, he planted Bradford Pears on his rental properties in the area.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:27 am to Ingeniero
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smelling like cum
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:32 am to Ingeniero
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splitting in half?
They won't split in half if you take the time to trim them properly.
Best way to trim them is to take a chainsaw and make a horizontal cut about three inches above the soil.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:33 am to Ingeniero
My mom and pop had one come up wild across from their house and that's been 25 years ago. It has now grown up and threatens to get in the way of an electric line out to the barn.
Dad passed away some time ago and Mama, for some reason, has developed an emotional attachment to it and doesn't want it cut down.
Deer won't even eat the pears.
It now has half of it cut back to give the 'lecric line access.
Dad passed away some time ago and Mama, for some reason, has developed an emotional attachment to it and doesn't want it cut down.
Deer won't even eat the pears. It now has half of it cut back to give the 'lecric line access.
Posted on 3/24/26 at 8:33 am to ProjectP2294
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But we had a couple in my old back yard and they completely fricked any attempt to garden around them before we realized what the issue was.
At least you didn’t have to smell semen the whole time you were fighting with that
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