Missourians with a foul-smelling invasive Callery Pear Tree can now register for a buyback program that will replace it with a native sapling.

Pruning is an essential part of fruit tree maintenance, but doing it wrong can spell trouble for your trees. Here are the key ...

I had a friend ask me about his Bradford pear this past week. Bradfords across the county are now in full bloom with ...

Several Redditors in the comments identified the plant as a Bradford pear, with one warning, "Definitely a pear, and ...

Bradford pear trees may be visually appealing, but their drawbacks far outweigh their brief beauty. While their white blooms ...

Here are eight kinds of trees that should not be pruned in spring. Related: 10 Plants You Should Never Prune in Spring Before They Bloom Cutting back trees when they are actively growing in spring can ...

Create a strong branch structure to hold the growing fruit Create fruiting wood where you want to pick the fruit Allow light ...

It's risky to prune these early bloomers because you'll most likely be cutting off buds, resulting in fewer flowers. Instead, prune your lilacs and other early blooms as soon as they finish flowering ...

Blue Bird Orchards’ Eric Zavala recently identified and prioritized four strategic factors within growers’ control to mitigate risks and improve pear packout ... “It can lead to the quality of the ...

Come summertime, apple, pear, plum and cherry ... fruit trees with an organic winter tree wash." He adds: "This should be done before any leaves or blossom buds show, so February is the last ...

Water sprouts are vertical, vegetative branches that emerge from dormant buds and steal the tree’s energy away from developing fruits. Apple trees and pear trees should be pruned in late February and ...

Perhaps a supervisor can tell the workers how many buds to remove per tree via earbuds or headphones, or maybe workers can read the number off a handheld tablet. That piece of the puzzle still needs ...