Apple scab, caused by the fungal pathogen Venturia inaequalis, remains one of the most significant challenges to apple production globally. Intensive research has elucidated the complex interplay ...

Apple scab is one of the most common apple and crabapple diseases that gardeners have to deal with. Apple scab is caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis. It will attack any varieties of crabapple ...

This has been one of the worst years for disease that I can remember as a gardener. Both here at the Garden and throughout the Chicago area, I have noticed many crabapples as well as serviceberries ...

There have been reports that 2024 has been a bad year for apple scab in both fresh-eating apples and crab apples. Apple scab infections on fruit start off olive-green and turn into a rough, cork-like ...

Many of the control methods for apple and pear scab are also very similar. Mowing or removing the leaves and applying targeted fungicides before a period of rain can be effective. However, while you ...

CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

Q. The apples on our Prairie Magic tree have round black spots. At first I thought it was bruising from hail but it's also near the bottom of some fruit, where hail couldn't hit. What is this damage ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — In your own yard or driving around looking at someone else's trees, you might have noticed that crabapples look terrible this year. Absolutely terrible. The culprit is a fungal ...

If you’re considering adding an apple tree to your home landscape this spring, it’s important to choose an appropriate variety. “The particular variety you plant will affect how many apples you ...

Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.

The problem with many plant diseases is once you notice them it’s often too late. That’s especially true with our trees. We often don’t gaze at the canopies of our trees looking for problems. The ...