If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s ...

Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions ... because each year I observe many trees seriously damaged by black rot canker disease. Where do we start cutting?

These cankers may appear on any part of the tree ... Because the bacteria are so small, they don't need a large opening to infect a fruit tree. Small knicks in plant tissue offer an entry point.

Hanson, extension horticulture educator at the Department of Agricultural and Natural Resource Systems, University of ...

Dear Reader: Wait until the grass has greened up fully and is growing actively. That’s probably going to be late April into May. I use a square-bladed nursery spade, also called a “tile spade.” It ...