Fire blight, the disease caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora, can spread quickly from tree to tree. Once an outbreak ...

Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.

A man in India visited a doctor for a sore throat that affected his ability to eat and swallow. Doctors found an abscess in his throat, and it was full of a fungus usually only found on trees. These ...

Fruit trees are dormant. So are all the diseases and insects that prey on the fruit trees. The trees and insects will come to ...

We experience “overhead watering” all winter, and cool conditions and wet leaves create a perfect breeding ground for some of the most common fruit tree diseases we encounter here in Western ...