It's a beautiful tree but it causes a stink


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The disease-resistant Callery pear became American cities' street tree of choice starting in the 1950s. One community in Pennsylvania, fed up with the stench, has banned it. _This story


originally aired on_All Things Considered _on April 24, 2015._ Copyright 2020 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.