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

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

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 ...

From its mention in the song lyric “a partridge in a pear tree” to its regular appearance on holiday ... as a late season ...

The Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon, produce more than 80% of the nation's pears, said Ed Ing, a pear ...

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Still, it’s far from the only thing to see at Joshua Tree. Dozens of trails are open to hiking, biking, and horseback riding, and the stony terrain makes it one of America’s rock climbing meccas.

Some time ago Eversource took down a whole row of flowering trees on Jarves Street because they were interfering with the ...

In “Theater of Thought,” he talks to scientists and other experts about consciousness, quantum computing and whether parrots understand human speech. By Alissa Wilkinson Aaron Taylor-Johnson ...

Pruning encourages root growth and also side-branching the following spring. A good rule of thumb is to prune the tree to a height of 30 to 36 inches; many apple and pear trees are pruned to create a ...