These fruit trees benefit from being planted in the fall because it allows them to establish a good root system before ...
Pear trees require fertilizer when they are young and when the soil lacks essential nutrients. For young trees, a balanced fertilizer should be applied monthly from spring to late summer to promote ...
Pear trees are a wonderful, very hardy addition to any yard or garden. But young fruit trees establishing roots benefit from ...
Dreaming of stepping into your backyard to pick fresh, juicy fruit straight from the tree? It might seem like a project ...
As your summer garden starts to fade, it’s a good time to start planning for next year’s harvest, so why not try something ...
In the worlds of horticulture and ecology, the Bradford pear trees that grace our streets, parks and shopping centers and greet spring with white flowers have become public enemy No. 1. They are ...
Purdue Landscape Report: Most people these days have, at the very least, heard of Callery and Bradford pear trees and know something about the invasiveness of this ornamental street tree. But I still ...
Callery pear—a commonly planted shade tree—is usually in full bloom this time of year. A tree that was once thought to be an ornamental, low-maintenance decoration, Callery pear is now being banned in ...
Those white-flowering trees you see along the highways and in neighborhoods throughout Central Indiana might seem like a welcome harbinger of spring. They actually represent a threat similar to one ...