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Grumpy helps a reader deal with their diseased pear tree. Plus, the plant of the week. "Do you know what causes some of my pear trees, leaves and branches to turn brown and die? It still produces ...

Researchers are improving the forecasting tool that layers in RH, bloom age, and cultivar-specific susceptibility for better fire blight risk assessment. The post How Washington scientists are ...

A microscopic organism that thrives in the most inhospitable environments on the planet could become a weapon against fire blight, a disease that can devastate Pacific Northwest apple and pear ...