Apple, pear and elm trees aren’t supposed to have green leaves at Christmastime — even if they’re frozen and shriveled. With a forecast for possible ice and snow with sub-zero windchill late Saturday, ...

Q. How do I know when it’s time to pick my pears? Last year I picked them when I thought they were ripe, but they were bad (the cores were brown and mushy). European pears need to be harvested when ...

A: The Callery pear, also known as the Bradford pear, became a popular street and landscaping tree because of its “high degree of tolerance to environmental stresses, rapid growth, and early abundant ...

Spotting a few brown or dying leaves on your tree can be distressing. While it's probably not a reason to panic, it is a sign that you should take a closer look at your tree's health. A lot of ...

Callery or Bradford pear trees are starting to show up in many eastern forests. Once established, the invasive trees are hard to eradicate, a biologist warns. A popular imported tree that became a ...