The most common tree fruits grown in home orchards are apples, pears (European and Asian), and stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly ...

But back home at his main orchard, McFarland said he’s seeing his apple trees struggle with fire blight from too much rain. “It comes in and it infects the new growing shoots or the flowers.