Plus, many of the insects and diseases that pester apple trees rarely trouble pear trees, making it easier to grow the fruit organically in your own yard. Use these tips to choose the best types ...

Gardeners with apple or pear trees are being urged to check them this January for a potentially deadly disease. Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, advises in his book that ...

My pear tree had a fungal disease last year. ... We also do pH soil testing, soil analysis, and plant, insect and disease identification.

After 20 years, suddenly our ornamental pear trees (not Bradford but “Aristocrat”) are dropping leaves with red and black spots. What can we do?This is a new rust disease called pear trellis rust.

WEST LAFAYETTE — Plant experts are warning Indiana homeowners to watch for signs of a disease called fire blight that can kill pear trees and has spread more after this year’s harsh winter.

Solutions to common pear fungal disease. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 12 / 101228180904.htm. American Society for Horticultural Science.

Gardeners who have apple or pear trees are being urged to inspect them this January for a potentially lethal disease. Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, suggests in his book's ...

Gardeners with apple or pear trees are being warned to check them in January for a potentially deadly disease. Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, advises in the January section ...

Bradford pear trees are beautiful, but they are also smelly, invasive and threaten local species. That's why Ohio banned them. Luckily, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources has a list of ...

Bradford pear trees are a pretty sight, but they produce a pretty foul odor. They're also illegal in Ohio. Here's what to know. ... a disease affecting pear and apple trees.