First, cut out all of the infected branch tips and leaves that you can reach and throw them out with the trash. Next spring, ...

Provide extra water during dry periods, monitor the tree in spring for signs of fire blight and work with an arborist to treat the pear tree, if needed. It is a good idea to disinfect your pruning ...

Hoosier homeowners should be on the lookout for fire blight in pear trees ... like the flowering pear,” Creswell said. The blight is passed from tree to tree by water in open cuts or cracks ...

A: This sounds like your tree has fire blight. It’s caused by a bacterium ... mountain ash and Bradford pear. Symptoms often appear one or two weeks after the plant is done blooming.