Does a pear tree have a scent?
Some people dislike the smell of ornamental pear trees because they find it overwhelming or unpleasant, often describing it as sweet or pungent. I love the blooms, but the smell is just too much for me. Some people consider the odour of these flowers to be unpleasent but that is a very minor flaw in an otherwise beautiful and highly useful ornamental landscape tree. ornamental pear trees produce fruits but they are small and hard, testament to the fact that these trees are not grown for their fruit.The trees are variously described as smelling like rotting fish, urine or animal waste. Whatever unappealing comparison you make, Bradford pear trees are considered malodorous while in bloom, according to the Spruce, a home and garden site.
What is the stinky pear tree?
Callery pear trees are notoriously stinky, weak-wooded and prone to storm damage. They are also invasive because they have found a way to cross-pollinate. The Bradford, Cleveland Select and Aristocrat are some of the sub-variations (cultivars) of the Callery pear. Although their biggest enemies are the high winds, heavy wet snow and ice that break their fragile branches, they are susceptible to diseases such as Fire Blight, a nasty bacteria that affects eating pears as well.