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Bradford Pear Fruit: Inedible, Not a Wildlife Magnet

Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana ‘Bradford’) produces small (½″), round, hard, brown fruit—not pear-shaped. They smell like pears but are inedible to humans and unpalatable to most wildlife. Horses/pigs won’t eat them. Fruit persists but doesn’t create a mess. No need to remove; it’s just ornamental.

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