Once the disease starts, it can spread to the stems, tree bark, and hanging fruit. The fully ripened fruits on the trees are more likely to be infected than those that are still developing ...

The Royal Horticultural Society explains: "Apple canker is a disease caused by a fungus, Neonectria ditissima, which attacks the bark ... trees less frequently. If you discover a canker on your ...

Pruning is "vital" for healthy peach trees, according to Michael Kenins, co-owner of Vista Tree Management and an ...

Bark stripping is a common practice among many species of tree squirrels. Squirrels don’t actually eat the bark; they strip away the top layer to get to the sweet, phloem tissue underneath. Bark ...

According to the Royal Horticultural Society: "Apple canker is a disease caused by a fungus, Neonectria ditissima, which attacks the bark ... other trees. If you discover canker on your fruit ...

University of Minnesota Extension Sharpen those pruning tools because fruit tree pruning time is here! Mid February through the first week in April is the best time of the year to prune fruit ...

According to the Royal Horticultural Society: "Apple canker is a disease caused by a fungus, Neonectria ditissima, which attacks the bark of apples ... canker on your fruit trees, the best thing ...

An area on the outside of a tree trunk that appears to be stained white or looks wet during summer is likely bacterial ...

However, almost all mature American elm trees have been killed in the last 50 years by Dutch elm disease, which is caused by a fungus, Ophiostoma novo-ulmi, introduced from Asia. Elm bark beetles ...

Sooty bark disease can cause trees to become brittle and put them at risk of falling down, it said. Symptoms included branch dieback, flaking layers or bark and sooty black powdery spores on trunks.

Pruning is an essential step in ensuring that your tree produces as much quality fruit as possible and can even help prevent diseases ... away some of the exterior bark. If the inner layer ...