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Maryland

ms liberty

(10,117 posts)

8. They're all over NC. So fragile that they'll split if you blow in their direction

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Apr 1, 2025, 10:38 PM

Tuesday

They smell terrible and are awful for allergies. And oh yeah, they spread freely and populate. Here in NC the state will give you a native tree in exchange for each Bradford Pear you cut down.
The memes are hilarious at this time of year, because the headline is always something like "how to prune your Bradford Pear" with an arrow pointed at the base of the tree at the ground with the caption "cut here"