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

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

Between 1924 and 2023, there was only one obvious botanical baby name that stood out in the SSA’s list of the most popular baby names over the past 100 years. That name was Olivia, which translates to ...

Identifying symptoms as soon as possible is important to prevent further spread to healthy apple trees. Apple scab is a fungal disease that can weaken a tree and spoil the fruits. The good news? By ...

Photo Credit: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0 Ash is a popular tree throughout the Houston area with many different varieties ... the Bradford pear is gorgeous to look at ...

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

Pear trees are highly susceptible to a bacterial disease called fire blight, caused by the bacterium Erwinia amylovora. There are some slightly tolerant varieties available. Fire blight is most ...

Pear Tree Quality Fund earns an Above Average Process Pillar rating. The leading factor in the rating is the fund's strong long-term risk-adjusted performance. This can be seen in its five-year ...

In this installment of the ‘Agronometrics In Charts’ series, we take a look at the state of the U.S. fresh pear industry ...

For instance, citrus trees are frost-sensitive to varying degrees. Kumquat and Satsuma mandarin are two varieties that are ... Locating an apple or pear tree at the bottom of a slope may give ...

A: The main advice doesn’t change. Never let the soil become dry to the touch. Keep it moist at all times. Learn to “read” the soil, both visually and by feeling it. However, in general terms for the ...

From your Friday night dinner parties to your signature holiday celebrations, cheese and crackers platters are usually a fan ...