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Is Bradford (Callery) pear banned in Georgia?
No. Bradford (Callery) pear is not on any Georgia list that bans sales. It is named on the Georgia Invasive Species Strategy, Appendix A: Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia (plants), which does not ban selling it. Pennsylvania and Ohio ban its sale.
Photo: Riffle on the upper Etowah River below bare winter hardwoods in the Blue Ridge Ranger District. ChattOconeeNF, CC0 1.0, via Flickr
How Georgia lists treat Bradford (Callery) pear
| List | Type | Group | Note printed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia Invasive Species Strategy, Appendix A: Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia (plants) | Advisory list | Invasive Species Watch List | terrestrial; present in Georgia (2009) |
Lists read for Georgia that can carry legal effect: Limitations on Noxious Weed Seeds (Prohibited Noxious Weed Seed; Restricted Noxious Weed Seed) and Designation of noxious weeds (Federal Noxious Weed List). Bradford (Callery) pear is not on the ones that ban sales.
Read November 12, 2026. Advisory lists rank plants by threat and carry no legal effect.
Bradford (Callery) pear bans by state
| State | Bradford Pear banned from sale? | List |
|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | No | Not on any official list read |
| Georgia | No | Named only on an advisory list |
| North Carolina | No | Named only on an advisory list |
| Texas | No | Not on any official list read |
| Pennsylvania | Yes | 3 Pa.C.S. Ch. 15, Class B Noxious Weed |
| Ohio | Yes | Ohio Adm. Code 901:5-30-01 |
States on this site. Each answer comes from that state's official lists; follow the link for the details.
More plants checked against Georgia lists
The complete Georgia lists and what each rule allows are on the invasive plants page for Georgia.
Common questions: Bradford (Callery) pear in Georgia
Is Bradford (Callery) pear banned in Georgia?
No. Bradford (Callery) pear is not on a Georgia ban list.
Which species is Bradford (Callery) pear?
Georgia lists print it as Pyrus calleryana.
Do other states ban Bradford (Callery) pear?
Pennsylvania and Ohio list it as banned from sale; the table above shows each state.
How do I find out if a plant in my yard is Bradford (Callery) pear?
Ask the UGA Cooperative Extension office for your county. Contact details are on every Georgia county page here.
Where this answer comes from
Limitations on Noxious Weed Seeds (Prohibited Noxious Weed Seed; Restricted Noxious Weed Seed), Georgia Department of Agriculture (Seed Division). Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 40-12-4-.01 (authority O.C.G.A. 2-11-21). Date shown: May 28, 2020. Read November 12, 2026.
Designation of noxious weeds (Federal Noxious Weed List), USDA APHIS. 7 CFR 360.200; made enforceable for plant sales in Georgia by Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 40-4-9-.11(b) and incorporated in seed law by 40-12-4-.01(d). Date shown: November 10, 2010. Read November 12, 2026.
Georgia Invasive Species Strategy, Appendix A: Invasive Species of Concern in Georgia (plants), Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division (Georgia Invasive Species Advisory Committee). Date shown: August 2009. Read November 12, 2026.
Lists change; check the agency page before buying or selling plants. More for Georgia: Georgia gardening, what to plant now and the planting zone map.
Photos: Riffle on the upper Etowah River below bare winter hardwoods in the Blue Ridge Ranger District: ChattOconeeNF, CC0 1.0, via Flickr; Clear water of the upper Etowah River sliding past rhododendron on national forest land in Lumpkin County: ChattOconeeNF, CC0 1.0, via Flickr; Golden evening light on the dark water of the Ogeechee River in Effingham County: StephenGA, CC0 1.0, via Flickr; Autumn color along the Middle Oconee River at the State Botanical Garden in Clarke County: kingair42, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Flickr; Stone Mountain on the horizon beyond the forest seen from Panola Mountain: Username11236, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.