During the summer, many of us notice yellow-orange spots on the leaves of their ornamental pear trees. These spots begin in the late spring on the upper surface of leaves, approximately 1/8- to ...

Q. How do I know when it’s time to pick my pears? Last year I picked them when I thought they were ripe, but they were bad (the cores were brown and mushy). European pears need to be harvested when ...

Q. I have two Bradford pear trees in my backyard. About half the leaves on one have turned dark-burgundy-brown while the leaves on the other tree are a healthy green. E.N., Houston A: It could be fire ...

Autumn paints the lawn gold, and rakes stay in the shed. A quiet choice now shapes what ripens on your trees. As the last apples drop and the first frosts ...

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 ...

Recently, a reader wrote to the Centre Daily Times that their neighbor experienced several flat tires on his farm machinery this summer while making hay in fields around his Boalsburg farm.

Now that spring is within shouting distance, the landscape is filling up with the fluffy white blossoms of the Bradford pear tree. In recent decades, the trees have become commonplace in suburban ...