Infomation on Bradford Pear trees.

[statfan52]

I know that I should probably know the answer to this question, but I am going to ask it anyway. How or where do new bradford trees come from? Do they grow from the "fruit" that is present on the trees? I have a nice, large Bradford Pear in my yard. I would like to plant another one about 30 feet from this one. I have several young sprouts coming up in my yard, some as far as 4 feet from the main trunk of the tree. I carefully dug down to see if it had a root system, so it could be transplanted. I discovered that it was attached to the main root or shoot off the main root system. I would have had to cut the root into to transplant this sprout. Any suggestions, other than going and buying another tree at the local nursery?

Thanks

[Taxodium]

The primary method is by seed. You can also take stem cuttings or grafting.

I have not had any success with root suckers coming up and forming into regular trees after transplanting. But what I did involved cutting roots, not just the sucker. I would want to ensure that I don't cause health problems to the mother ship.