Grumpy helps a reader deal with their diseased pear tree. Plus, the plant of the week. "Do you know what causes some of my pear trees, leaves and branches to turn brown and die? It still produces ...

At least 12 people called or stopped by this week with concerns regarding their ornamental pear trees. Interestingly, all were experiencing the same problem. They were witnessing dieback throughout ...

Dear Neil: The limbs on my apple and pear trees are turning black, almost as if they had been burned. I have read about fire blight and that streptomycin is the remedy, but I can't find it locally.

Buds on crab apple and apple trees are swelling and flowers will soon appear. Homeowners having problems last year with fire blight in their apple trees should prepare to treat them, as treatments are ...