With winter's cold days and colder nights keeping us company, an afternoon sitting in front of the fire appeals to me. Instead, I spend a couple of hours raking up the leaves, twigs and deadfall ...

Q. My crabapple tree leaves are all turning yellow and dropping off the tree. What's wrong – and how do I fix the problems? A. Your issue is a result of the wet weather we experienced this spring. We ...

Gardeners who plant apple trees are hopeful souls, putting in saplings as they dream of future pies, sauce and tarts. With each season of growth, we croon encouragement at the plant. To have an apple ...

We’re entering a busy time of year for our local orchards. The trees are beginning to break their winter dormancy, and the orchards will soon be full of blooms. As your home apple trees begin to grow ...

Pear scab can attack pear trees in the spring. The fungus overwinters in infected, fallen leaves and in some cases on twigs, according to Jay Pscheidt, a plant pathologist with the Oregon State ...

A. Your tree could have apple scab, a fungal disease that commonly affects crab apples. The disease first starts as velvety black spots, and leaves eventually yellow and drop. It rarely kills a tree, ...

The wet weather and humidity has led to a very noticeable outbreak of apple scab, a fungal disease, on apple and crabapple trees in the area. Apple scab can result in severe defoliation on apple and ...

Question: I have an arborist that I consulted about my crabapple tree last year. The problem, which he said is common, must be prevented in the spring. My problem is that he wants to do three ...

There are hundreds of choices when picking a crabapple tree from the nursery, but an expert says only a handful are resistant to a widespread fungus or other serious diseases. There are hundreds of ...

Apple growers may benefit from sophisticated weather models being developed at UNH that could predict when an orchard is at risk for infection.New Hampshire grows more than $10 million in apples ...