Trees with white blooms all over the city. (Cleveland: 2013, coop)

[wrxdonkey]

What are they?

What are the trees with pink blooms as well?

New here and my wife is freaking out over these and wants to know what they are.

[Jules_NC]

White blooms are most likely Bradford Pears and pink are likely cherry trees. The redbuds are super close to blooming as well.

[don6170]

If the blooms don't smell nice,it is probably Bradford Pears. They were very popular for years, until people realized how they broke apart during storms.

[CHTransplant]

Bradford and other similar varieties such as Cleveland Select (which do not suffer from the same weaknesses as Bradfords).

[quietstormnc]

I love the Bradford Pear trees when they bloom.

[North Beach Person]

They're blooming already for you guys?

[wrxdonkey]

Thanks for all of the responses. She is incredulous to the notion that these are Bradford pears, as they simply didn't so that where we're from. It sure is pretty. She also claims that these are too spherical in shape to be Bradford pears. /shrug. I have an answer.

[frankpc]

Originally Posted by wrxdonkey

Thanks for all of the responses. She is incredulous to the notion that these are Bradford pears, as they simply didn't so that where we're from. It sure is pretty. She also claims that these are too spherical in shape to be Bradford pears. /shrug. I have an answer.

Good article on pears and other options in this area from the NC State Coop Extension folks - note the mention of "rounded form".

"The Bradford pear is a specific cultivar of the ornamental Callery pear. It usually grows 25-30 feet tall, with a canopy perhaps 20-25 feet wide, noted for its lovely, uniformly rounded form. "

Bradford Pear: A Mixed Blessing in the Landscape

Frank

[carolinadawg2]

Originally Posted by wrxdonkey

Thanks for all of the responses. She is incredulous to the notion that these are Bradford pears, as they simply didn't so that where we're from. It sure is pretty. She also claims that these are too spherical in shape to be Bradford pears. /shrug. I have an answer.

They can be trimmed into almost any shape, like this:

[apexgds]

I heard a kid call them "popcorn trees" once, and it's stuck in my head.