Q: We’re getting close to apple tree pruning time, and I just reread your article printed last year in The Forum about pruning. Three of my trees are getting older, around 17 years old, and more ...

Pruning fruit trees is an art that only a few truly master, but there are some simple principles that anyone can learn.

Recently I was asked to look at some apple trees that were showing signs of distress. Many of the leaves were covered with irregularly shaped brown, dead spots. As soon as we approached the trees I ...

Do you see patches of dark, almost black foliage on your ornamental pear trees? Are the branch tips turning black and wilting into a “shepherd’s crook shape? Are the fruit turning black, shriveling ...