Northwest pear growers expect a full crop this season and plan to renew promotional efforts for organic pears and efforts in ...

Shrubs and trees can be planted when the ground is not frozen, but should be covered with sheets or frost cloth during hard frosts. Slow-release fertilizers can be used once or twice during the ...

With the warmer weather starting sooner, so too does pollen season, leaving you coughing and sneezing even before the snow ...

Want to increase your property value? Plant a shade tree. Want to charge more for goods and services in your shop or ...

Rust disease is not typically fatal to plants, including Asian pear, but can inhibit fruit production. Spring rains can make ...

Many people find the smell that emits from the Bradford Pear to closely resemble the smell of urine or rotting fish. It is meant to attract pollinators like blowflies, but it has the unfortunate side ...

Invasive plants can take over your landscaping and kill off your other bushes and trees. These are some you should avoid ...

While pruning is essential, the timing of your pruning matters greatly. In fact, when you prune your fruit trees impacts ...

"If you prune earlier in the winter, the winds ... that affect these trees more severely than they affect apple or pear trees." ...

From beloved to banished, cities and states are outlawing cultivars of the Callery pear, a popular, yet highly invasive, flowering tree.

“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” as the saying goes — but when it comes to Bradford pear trees, the nose often disagrees. Despite their lovely spring blooms, many say the trees emit a ...