'Once your pear tree reaches its desired height, typically around 5-7 years, you can begin pruning to control its growth.

A thinned tree lets more of the wind blow through, thus lessening the sail effect. Second, trees with too many leaves won't dry out as fast, and that can increase the incidence of leaf diseases.

A: The first thing that stood out to me with this question I received is that, even without a known diagnosis, the homeowner's first instinct was to use a pesticide. There are so many steps to ...

The orange rust on pear leaves won’t hurt the tree. Pear rust, Scott Evans says, is taking the city by storm. The fungus is turning pear leaves orange and seems to be the focus of about every ...

Question: I have a 'Bartlett' pear tree, and this year I have a lot of small black spots on the fruit. What causes that? Answer: This sounds like scab, a fungal disease caused by Venturia pirina .

The back seat of my car boasts more wardrobe options than my closet. There's the Mr. Rogers-esque cardigan sweater that is perfect for days when the temperature nears 60, my rain jacket and a hat ...

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 ...

Pear rust has been prevalent on Long Island since about 2009, but it escalated this year due to heavy rains, which created the perfect conditions for the fungus to thrive and multiply, Daughtrey said.

I love the pear tree, even though when it does produce fruit, the pears are hard and mealy. We planted a second tree in the big backyard, hoping to help the senior one along through cross pollination.

The Callery pear tree’s aesthetically pleasing, upward-facing branch structure meant limbs would rip and fly off during storms, threatening to injure people and damage cars and homes.(Kelly Oten ...

Pear tree leaves in front of Somerville's Rockville Centre home are dropping by the hundreds -- the bark is covered with a greenish-yellow fungus. "It's sad, it's sad," he said.

Alias: The pear leaf blister mite, ... It is a small (too small to see with the naked eye) mite that feed and live in the leaves, which causes blisters on fruit tree leaves in early spring.