Gardening expert Melinda Myers says, “It sounds as if your trees are suffering from apple scab. This fungal disease is a ...

The total crop is somewhere between one and a half to two times as many as last year,” said fruit tree expert Jon Clements.

The drumbeat of anticipation for Triumph apples dates back to at least 2021, when KARE 11 teased the University of ...

If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone. Many crab apple trees in our region were hit by a disease called apple scab this year. Horticulturist Bob Olen tells me that “two standard ...

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 ...

Crab apple trees (Malus spp.) are a delightful expansion to any garden, offering staggering spring blooms and little, ...

Many gardeners are starting their fall garden and landscape clean-up. It's important to strike the right balance between ...

Signs and symptoms of pests and diseases are also causes for concern. Apple scab on apple and crabapple trees has been ...

Why are lilacs, ornamental crabs, and some apple trees blooming now? Plants flower when they’re happy, but also when they’re not happy. Stress, either from disease or weather, can cause plants’ ...

Established in 1934, the PRI Apple Breeding Program was created after an unusually cold and wet spring resulted in a severe epidemic of scab that damaged all susceptible unsprayed trees.

Every gardener has a favorite "event" during the course of a growing season. No contest in 2024: ours was watching the ...