"Whoever thought planting them was a good idea deserves to have their car totaled by one in a mild breeze," one woman wrote.

The Bradford pear (Pyrus callerana "Bradford") was originally developed as a way to help control fire blight in pear trees. Fire blight can be a devastating bacterial disease in fruit trees. In the ...

With Spring around the corner, plants, trees and shrubs will soon be bursting into bloom. Now’s the time to get your pruning ...

The profusion of tangled branches on an unpruned apple tree can look confusing to a beginner. Get started by making six basic ...

The city of Herculaneum and a few other online sources have recently posted helpful tips for pruning Bradford pear trees.

Pruning methods vary with each fruit tree type to ensure their health and maximize yield. Follow these specific tips for apple and pear trees, citrus trees, and stone fruit trees for the best results.

If you're growing fruit trees, then harvesting the (literal) fruits of your labor is the most exciting part. To speed that ...

Ornamental pear trees (many of you call them Bradford pears ... an “accident waiting to happen” really worth the repeated pruning expense? Not to mention that ornamental pears have now ...

No matter what the reason, pruning is best done in the proper season and it’s not always spring. Here are eight kinds of trees that should not be pruned in spring. Cutting back trees when they ...

As the calendar turns to spring with its lengthening days of warm sunshine, flowers begin to appear on fruit trees across ...

Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause ...