The Times and Democrat on environmental problems caused by Bradford pear trees in South Carolina: Bradford pear trees are putting on a show in the Garden City and around the T&D; Region with their bounty of white flowers. Everywhere you look, they are reminders that spring is nearly at hand. As hard as it may be to accept, the beauty that is the Bradford pear in springtime is not a good a thing in South Carolina. Bradford pear trees are an invasive species that in and of themselves are not a problem, but their proliferation adds to what has become a significant environmental issue.