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

Spring frosts can decimate early blossom - see simple ways to protect fruit trees from frost in winter and spring ...

Then there are Sunset plant hardiness zones, which apply to the western U.S. and are based on winter minimum and summer ...

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

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

From its mention in the song lyric “a partridge in a pear tree” to its regular appearance on holiday menus ... According to ...

Hydrangeas that bloom on new wood like Paniculata varieties can tolerate winter pruning ... Rules around when to prune apple ...

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 ...

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 ...

After two years of bumpy weather and bumpy harvests, the 2024 apple and cherry harvests were closer to average. Pear growers ...

I do find it a bit concerning when the festive fever hits and we rush out, no expense spared, to buy extraordinarily ...

A local fruit tree initiative is back and with more trees than ever ready for planting this season. The Petersfield Climate ...