Anyone who has apple or pear trees in their garden is being warned they need to check them in January for a potentially fatal ...

Cankers can also develop on the trunk." Apples are the primary hosts, although pears and Sorbus species are also targeted and ...

If left unchecked, canker can kill off a tree in a single season and spread to others, too. But there are steps you can take ...

Buono said such efforts can mitigate the impact of unusual weather like a May 18, 2023 frost that damaged trees across New York state and cut apple production ... bring trees out of dormancy ...