Pear trees are highly susceptible to a bacterial disease called fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. There ...

December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the ...

THE presence of fire-blight of pear, an extremely destructive bacterial disease caused by Erwinia amylovora (Burrill) Winslow et al., has recently been confirmed in England. This represents the ...

Apple or pear trees with fire blight should be trimmed 10-12 inches below the affected areas, when weather is dry, cleaning pruners between cuts. Control of scab and leaf spot should begin at bud ...

The quince tree ( Cydonia oblonga) is in the rose family along with apples and pears, but is the only member in the Cydonia group. The fruit is tough to cut, and the cut flesh is the color of an apple ...

It may look pretty in bloom, but don’t be fooled—its blossoms stink, and so does its invasive ways!