Please help me to identify this tree

[joker858]

 



Could anyone help me to identify this tree?


I live in IL, and what will be pros and cons of this tree, to have in front of house?
I appreciate any inputs.

Have a wonderful day.



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Also, does anyone know if below trees are the same ones as the one above?
I have been told that these are Ornament Pear Trees.
To me, they look really similar to the above one, but leaves look different. I might be wrong.

[Texas Ranger]

Picture?

[joker858]

Sorry, it is the first time I am on this forum and I was lost!
I uploaded the pictures, thanks!

[curdog]

Looks like callory / Bradford pear. It's not too late to kill them yet. Hack and squirt, basal bark treatment,  chainsaw, girdle it. I'm kidding, just not a fan of them. :D

[joker858]

Looks like callory / Bradford pear. It's not too late to kill them yet. Hack and squirt, basal bark treatment,  chainsaw, girdle it. I'm kidding, just not a fan of them. :D

Curdog,

I did some research and am so shocked to see what I found.

http://thedailysouth.southernliving.com/2011/02/28/i-just-hate-bradford-pear/

It is such a beautiful tree, I am very disappointed.


Do the Ornamental Pear Trees (the ones in below) have similar problems?

[thurlow]

Around 'here', they're known as Faux Trees;  usually live 10 years or so before a windstorm gets them.

[WDH]

They are bad to break and split apart.