The Bradford pear tree in our front yard has not been looking good this year. Some sections of the tree appear to have died, and the bark is coming off of large sections of the trunk. It also lost … ...

Fight fire blight in apple, pear trees. ... This sounds like your tree has fire blight. It’s caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora, that infects the branch usually during bloom time.

Hoosier homeowners should be on the lookout for fire blight in pear trees — a disease that, left untreated, can kill the trees.. The fire blight, so named because it turns leaves dark brown or ...

About This Episode Grumpy helps a reader deal with their diseased pear tree. Plus, the plant of the week. Question Of The Week "Do you know what causes some of my pear trees, leaves and branches to ...

Flowering pear trees are popular in home landscaping, and a single neighborhood could have dozens of affected trees. Beckerman said afflicted trees might not have been properly pruned to remove fire ...

Acimovic advocated for aggressive pruning of fire blight cankers during the annual Pear Field Day at Oregon State University’s Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center on July 18.

Q: My pear tree looks terrible. Almost every branch tip is dead and drooping. It flowered beautifully, but now there is no fruit. What is going on and what should I do to stop it?

If your tree has extensive damage, or if the damage has spread to the main trunk, I recommend removing it and replacing it with a fireblight-resistant variety such as Shinko or Kikusui.

Look for fire blight resistance. Fire blight is the most common pear disease, and isn't curable. An infected tree often dies within a couple of years unless you intervene to control the problem.

Fire blight will not be fatal to pear trees that are well established; it is more of an ugly inconvenience. This is a bacterial disease and is easily spread by pruning cuts and can be spread by ...

Fire blight is infecting flowering pear trees in large numbers in Indiana for the third consecutive year with a Purdue Extension specialist again urging homeowners to check their trees for symptoms.