The Missouri Invasive Plant Council, administered by MPF, has organized a Callery Pear “Buyback” event in St. Louis, Cape Girardeau, Joplin, Springfield, Lebanon, Hannibal, Poplar Bluff, and Columbia, MO on April 18, in partnership with Forest ReLeaf of Missouri, Forrest Keeling Nursery, the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), and Deep Roots Kansas City (with locations in Kansas City and Kansas).Registration for the Buyback event will be open March 15. Register here. Through this program, take a photo of your cut-down Callery pear tree and bring it to an event site to redeem a free, native replacement tree donated by Forest ReLeaf and Forrest Keeling Nursery, in 3-gallon containers that are between 4- and 5-feet tall.
Find information on invasive Callery pear, identification, and control information here.
