Can you identify the Tree from Hell?

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Posted by onthebrinck 6 Central New Jersey (My Page) on

Sat, Apr 7, 12 at 9:56

This tree, pretty as it is, produces thousands of invasive suckers that I don't want to poison for fear for killing mama, and completely resist being pulled out.

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Posted by sam_md z7 MD (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 7, 12 at 11:04

put your nose in the flowers and tell us what they smell like

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Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 7, 12 at 11:17

if it smells like dead rotting feet.. its an ornamental pear ..

IMHO.. get rid of it ... lol

ken

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Posted by bboy USDA 8 Sunset 5 WA (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 7, 12 at 12:29

Callery pear, very frequently planted. Looks and smells like orchard pear but produces no useful fruits.

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Posted by toronado3800 Z6 St. Louis (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 7, 12 at 14:21

They blow apart regularly. Easy to chainsaw up and remove. Seldom seen but pretty decent purple fall color here. Nice flowers. Invasive almost anyplace.

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Posted by esh_ga z7 GA (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 7, 12 at 15:42

It must have suffered some damage in some way - damage causes trees to go into survival mode and send out suckers. For example, the roots are perhaps too close to the surface and activity like mowing may have nicked them.

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Posted by terrene 5b MA (My Page) on
Sat, Apr 7, 12 at 18:36

Wow, Callery pears sucker?

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