Donald James Sutton, the owner of Elhannon Wholesale Nursery, talks about pollution at one of the plots of land where he grows trees along Route 22 on Thursday in Hoosick Falls.

HOOSICK FALLS —For decades, ... A new lawsuit contends the pollution has also contaminated the area’s trees. Elhannon Wholesale Nursery spans over 1,000 acres along the Hoosic and Walloomsac ...

They're a tree you won't see in many nurseries anymore. The Bradford pear and its variations are all over the country, with ongoing efforts by environmental organizations to remove them.