From: "Glenn Meadows" 

Bradford Pears have zero root structure.  A more than moderate breeze will
topple them.  They look nice, but typically limbs blow off, they tip over,
etc.

Personally, a waste of a tree...

--
Glenn M.


"Mike N."  wrote in message
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>
> My subdivision is currently without power, courtesy of the killer
> electrical storm last night.  It took out all the Bradford Pear trees in
my
> street except for 2.  No major house damage except for shingles and attic
> vents - so some neighbors had some water damage.  I almost forgot that I
> had a cool generator; back from the days when I needed an emergency source
> for my business in an ice storm.   So now I have all my computer equipment
> up and running, along with the fridge.   They keep predicting that power
> will come back on in about 5 hours, but it is a continuously moving
target.

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