Asked February 10, 2025, 5:35 AM EST
Hi again. As I said in my previous email about milkweed, I am taking the Master Gardening course and just read that my Bradford Pear Tree can//will threaten my milkweed plants. It currently has been growing in my front yard right next to my Holly tree for the past 25 years. Both are about 50 feet high-in my estimation --they are well over the height of my 2 story house. My question is this...should I have my Bradford cut down? I am very concerned about this because I realize after 25 years the root system of both trees have interconnected and perhaps formed a symbiosis and, maybe, should just be allowed to exist with me knowing never to plant one again? Your advice?
Baltimore County Maryland