I have an ornamental pear tree and prune it when the branches are rubbing together. I also clip off suckers from around the base and prune off low branches that hit my head when I'm mowing. Should I ...

Q. I have an ornamental pear tree. This tree is 7 years old, and I have tried everything to get rid of the suckers. I spent last summer digging with a pitchfork, following the roots from the trunk and ...

Q: I’ve attached pictures of the only tree we have on our property. Because it is our only tree, I am deeply concerned with the possibilities of irreparable damage to it. As you can see, one of the ...

Heat has been taking a toll on the landscape. Browning leaf edges is one sign of trouble. That can happen as heat takes a toll, plants start down the back side after peaking, and gardeners take time ...

Fire blight infects ornamental fruit trees such as this callery pear, a popular landscape tree. Symptoms include wilted shoots, cankers on branches and blacked leaves, which give trees a "scorched" ...

Last week I touched a nerve with my discussion of ornamental pears and the process of topping to preserve these trees. I rather expected this reaction as I penned the article. I knew I was pushing the ...

Ornamental pear trees gave us the last fall color displays, and already they are seducing us again. Look around you at all the downy white, lollipop-shaped Bradford pear trees everywhere, and the ...