CENTRAL POINT, Ore. — Srdjan Acimovic lopped off a tree branch loaded with Bartlett pears and told growers and researchers it was painful but necessary. “This hurts you, right? You’re throwing away ...

If you have grown pears before, you have surely noticed dead twigs, dead branches, and even entirely dead trees depending on the cultivar. During wet, disease-splashing years, fire blight is generally ...

If you are noticing droopy, dried-out flower clusters on your pears, Asian pears, quince, apples or crabapples, fire blight may be the cause. Fire blight is caused by a bacterium and is a common and ...

Apples, pears, crabapples and even some ornamentals are infected by fire blight, a destructive bacterial disease. Fire blight damage is noticeable when infected leaves suddenly turn brown, as if ...

If you are noticing droopy, dried-out flower clusters on your pears, Asian pears, quince, apples or crabapples, fire blight may be the cause. Fire blight is caused by a bacterium and is a common and ...

Fruit trees require some care and upkeep to ensure they produce, but only two types can be pruned in the winter.

Fire blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora, poses a serious threat to pome fruit cultivation and other rosaceous species worldwide. Recent advances in genetics and molecular ...

This column is written by the Master Gardeners of Yolo County each month. It provides answers to selected questions that recently came into the UCCE Master Gardener – Yolo County Help Desk. Question: ...

At least 12 people called or stopped by this week with concerns regarding their ornamental pear trees. Interestingly, all were experiencing the same problem. They were witnessing dieback throughout ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Erwinia amylovora causes fire blight, a bacterial disease of pome fruits. For 15 years, fire blight management in Israel was based solely on ...