South Carolina residents are getting some help in combating a major invasive plant, according to WLTX.
Homeowners who are able to remove up to five Bradford pear trees from their property can get replacement trees through a renewed bounty program run by Clemson University and the South Carolina Forestry Commission. Those who register need to provide photographic proof of the removals.
Bradford pear trees have a strong smell that many find problematic, and the limb joints are weak enough to eventually snap under their own weight. When their seeds spread, they grow into Callery pear trees, which suffer from both those issues in addition to extremely thorny branches…