A. Your pear tree has scab disease — a fungus disease that affects both pears and apples. It can be controlled by spraying a good fungicide (like daconil) three or four times in the spring. Spray when ...

When you're growing and caring for a pear tree, spotting signs of pear scab can be a real downer. While the signs of pear scab are similar to those of apple scab — including yellow or olive-colored ...

Knowing how to prune a pear tree is essential as December approaches. The colder weather is the perfect time to shape your plant, ensure that it's healthy before the spring growth starts and encourage ...

Our often-wet springs bring with them the perfect conditions for many plant diseases. While moist weather can create conditions for diseases on many plants, sick trees in the landscape tend to draw ...

VINELAND, Ontario - It's taken 35 years to come to fruition, but a new pear currently known as HW614 is about to be cultivated in commercial orchards in British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia. The ...

A. Your pear tree has scab disease — a fungus disease that affects both pears and apples. It can be controlled by spraying a good fungicide (like daconil) three or four times in the spring. Spray when ...