This press release is also available in Spanish. Apple Scab and Fire Blight are two of the most important diseases affecting apple trees. The Venezuelan biologist, Alejandro Martínez Bilbao, has ...

A highly contagious disease that can wipe out an apple orchard threatens Connecticut’s fruit crop. But there’s help on the way. Fire blight, a bacteria that gets into the apple tree as it is flowering ...

Q: I have an apple tree that has some curled leaves and also has several limbs that have died back. The new growth at the ends of the limb are almost black in color. A: This sounds like your tree has ...

Q: I came back from vacation and my Gala apple tree branch was dead. The tree also has some black spotting under the bark. I’m hoping it’s not damaged from fire blight. A: It looks like an older fire ...

Three years ago, I planted a little orchard of 20 dwarf cider apple trees. This spring I replanted — six of the little trees died last summer. Now I am wondering about my ability to grow apples at all ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of course, growing an apple tree isn't without its challenges. Most need to be pollinated, many are prone to diseases, and you'll ...

Growing flowering herbs, annuals, perennials, and cover crops such as clover beneath apple trees attracts pollinators and helps apple trees fruit better. But while many edibles and ornamentals make ...

Q. I know that flowering crabs are subject to injury from fire blight. My crab is resistant to apple scab disease, but it is looking pretty sick now having lost maybe 1/3rd of its leaves, so I am ...