Moving this tree in Kansas could get you in trouble starting in 2027, what to know

TOPEKA (KSNT) - Kansans will need to be careful in the years ahead as a tree quarantine settles into place to curb the growth of a major invasive pest.

Kansas agricultural officials are cracking down on a tree which was first brought to the state for the beauty it added to outdoor spaces. Now, changing opinions has resulted in the tree, callery pears, being labeled an invasive species, resulted in the declaration of a quarantine and more general efforts to remove them from the state's soil.