Yeah, Bradfords aren't supposed to be fruit-bearing.

Our Brad's just a skinny, skanky stick because it was within a copse
of fast-growing hybrid poplars depriving it of light. In 2005, we
removed the pops as they were beginning to succumb to wind storms.

The Brad's still just a 15-foot stick, but for some reason, either in
gratitude for taking down the poplars, or perhaps it had something to
do with the drought March-August 2006, ol' Brad produced about a dozen
large pears. Most fell to the ground hard and stayed hard.

However, two of them ripened nicely. They looked identical to large
Bartletts and were very juicy. Quite sweet too, but with a slight
tang.