Though they belong to the same family, there are some major defining distinctions between a quince and a pear, though they ...

Apple trees are commonly affected by fire blight, apple scab, fruit rots, rusts, and powdery mildew. Fire blight is a common problem in pears. Stone fruits are affected by peach leaf curl, bacterial ...

Reviled. Despised. Singled out for eradication. Woe to the Callery pear, possibly the most unloved fruit-bearing tree this side of the Garden of Eden. Sales of this Asian native and its best-known ...