Invasives: The fast growing Callery and Bradford pear trees might be beautiful, but they wreak havoc on local ecosystems.

Growing a pear tree gives you sweet fruit and year-round beauty with very little maintenance required. For success, choose the right variety for your climate, plant in full sun, and water deeply each ...

In the early part of the 20th century, the American chestnut was ravaged by an invasive fungus that arrived from Asia. That fungus made the American chestnut functionally extinct, and although some ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A Greensboro family is cleaning up after storms snapped a pear tree that had stood in their yard for nearly 30 years. Eileen Kohlenberg said she was inside when the tree cracked and ...

An invasive fungal disease that targets trees and shrubs in the laurel family was detected for the first time in New York in July, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The ...

The Midwest corn crop has endured a pressure cooker of disease problems this season. Now, the aftermath of stress from disease and weather extremes in many areas are contributing to anthracnose top ...

WINFIELD, Pa. — At Northhill Orchard and Supply in Snyder County, owner Ephraim King is looking over his pear trees. Pear season is here, and King is getting ready to harvest them. He says this year, ...

EGREMONT — Berkshire County's most photographed tree got a special injection Friday morning to protect it from Dutch elm disease. Early Friday, before the daily heat could set in, a crew from ...

Beech leaf disease has already made its way to 15 states and into Ontario, with alarming results. By Margaret Roach I am hardly alone among gardeners who have called upon a copper-leaved European ...

YORK, Pa. — The days of strolling beneath a white-blossomed canopy in downtown York are numbered. Starting this month, the City of York will begin removing dozens of aging Bradford pear trees lining ...

State foresters Tuesday recorded the first deaths of beech trees from a disease that just arrived in the state four years ago and is now present in all 16 counties. Scientists say beech leaf disease ...

Bradford Pear trees planted along Market Street in York in the 1970s are being removed due to age and safety concerns. The trees, exceeding their expected lifespan, have become prone to breaking and ...