Hazard maps are an important tool in disease management, serving as a guide on where to plant trees bred to be resistant to fusiform rust. However, many of the previous maps are outdated.

Growing fruit in a backyard or home orchard can be rewarding or can be very frustrating, depending on disease and insect pests that may ... pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly affected by ...

Apple trees can also be purchased from local nurseries or garden ... fire blight and cedar apple rust. Some common disease-resistant varieties include Goldrush, Jonafree, Liberty, Pristine, Redfree ...

Hawthorn trees (Crataegus spp.) are pleasing, ornamental small trees and shrubs that are the perfect size for smaller ...

Many gardeners are starting their fall garden and landscape clean-up. It's important to strike the right balance between ...

Fireblight shrivels and kills the leaves and fruit of apple and pear trees as well as roses and hawthorn. The Government of Jersey said after it surveyed 66 cases of the disease in June "it is ...

However, the crown rust fungus is a genetically diverse pathogen and highly adept at evolving into virulent new forms, called races. This can happen so quickly that the average productive life of ...

Alpine regions are coming under increasing pressure from pests and pathogens Researchers have found a way to tackle a disease that ... bladder needle rust-resistant spruce trees could limit ...

A prominent cedar tree in a Warwickshire park is to be felled after being struck by disease, a council has said. The tree, ...

Though our momentum is sapped, our resolve remains deep-rooted, and yet there are times when we can’t see the forest for the trees. The apple that ... tree—weakened by disease—was felled ...

More trees are to be felled in public parks as a council battles against a fatal disease. About 35 trees will be removed from parks run by North Northamptonshire Council to combat ash dieback this ...