The callery pear (Pryus calleryana) is a medium-sized tree that was introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the early 1900s in an attempt to fight the fire blight of the common pear. The callery (or ...

Currently, most popular pear varieties consumed worldwide are susceptible to fire blight, a disease that can kill tree limbs or entire pear trees. Harovin Sundown is tolerant to fire blight. Harovin ...

The fire-scorched properties are at 100 ... Division began investigating the 146 North Fourth property for blight as well as health and safety violations,” court papers state.

A number of the 20 dwarf heirloom cider apple trees I planted four years ago failed to leaf out ... revealed that my orchard was infested with a bacterial disease called fire blight. This used to be ...

At Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), members of the student chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers held a Christmas tree fire demonstration. “It’s really quite incredible ...

The Milwaukee Fire Department and the National Fire Sprinkler Association teamed up on Friday to hold a dry Christmas tree demonstration. Two rooms were set up: one with, and one without ...

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

A few cultivars were found to be most resistant to the bacterial blight, and so continue to serve as the rootstock for some fruit-producing pear trees. The flowering pear tree is self-incompatible, ...

artificial trees can still be fire or electrocution hazards. Artificial trees are typically flame retardant or resistant but, if the fire burns hot or long enough, the resistance can wear off ...