I've seen ship models made from pear wood that had an amazing degree of detail in the carvings.

I googled pear tree wood last night and apparently it does have some value. More so than I expected. Still, my Mother just wants the trees gone. She didn't realize they would get that big when she planted them.

I am familiar with an asian pear tree planted before 1900, and it has achieved a great height (>40ft) and still bears fruit.
Casey

I think these are Bradford Pears. These don't have fruit.

Any BBQ joint, smokehouse will take the wood. Pear wood is great for smoking chips. My DH would come and get them if you were in Maine.