Planting apple or pear trees close together will benefit the trees and not take up as much space in your yard. Most can be planted about 18 inches apart. Things to know ...

Have you ever noticed that your backyard apple or pear tree produces a large quantity of fruit one year, but a ...

The tree will be in dormancy, and shouldn’t need water until after it leafs out in the spring. If it’s a dry winter, however, look for signs of stress. Common pests for apple and pear trees ...

Apple and pear trees require a second variety for cross pollination, but if you prefer to plant only one tree, there are “combination” espaliered pear and apple trees available, with cross ...

So organic labeling standards allow for antibiotics to be used on apple and pear trees. That exemption is set to end in 2014 — but growers say they need a little more time. Accessibility links ...

Wax on, wax off. Wax on again. You may have noticed that when you run a knife over a store-bought apple, wax scrapes off — ...

A long, wet, warm spring increases the chances of apple and pear scab in the Willamette Valley, Hood River, Milton-Freewater and Southern Oregon areas, say experts at the Oregon State University ...

The most common tree fruits grown in home orchards are apples, pears (European and Asian), and stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly ...

Q. I generally leave a lot of the garden/ yard work to my hubby; however, I’ve become concerned – as is he – about the health of our Asian Pear tree.

The World Apple and Pear Association meets two or three times per year and has about 20 members, including representatives from North America, South America, Europe, South Africa, Australia and ...

Both fruits are vulnerable to a nasty disease called fire blight that can devastate orchards. So organic labeling standards allow for antibiotics to be used on apple and pear trees. That exemption ...