American chestnuts are part of Yuletide lore. But in the US, they’ve nearly been wiped out
Right now chestnut enthusiasts are cozying up next to their open fires (or toaster ovens) to roast a holiday snack that has ...
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Here’s why December is National Pear Month
Pear trees are highly susceptible to a bacterial disease called fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. There ...
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December is National Pear Month, not just because we hear about them in a famous Christmas carol, but because most of the ...
WA and OR growers seek to recover after worst pear harvest since 1985
The Pacific Northwest, including Washington and Oregon, produce more than 80% of the nation's pears, said Ed Ing, a pear ...
Spreading the word about pears, Washington’s ‘forgotten’ fruit
Arias has been in the marketing business for various fruits for 25 years, and she said pears often take a backseat to apples and cherries in Washington’s fruit orchards. “In my opinion, pears have ...
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Who Is Watering Jarves Street Trees?
Some time ago Eversource took down a whole row of flowering trees on Jarves Street because they were interfering with the ...