Instead of healthy young stems, our newly acquired pear tree looked like it was being scorched by extreme heat. Indeed, ...

“Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire ... blight, the once prevalent American chestnut became increasingly uncommon throughout its traditional range in the Appalachians. While many trees ...

Bradford pear trees are a variety of the Callery pear, which was introduced to the U.S. from Asia in the early 1900s in an attempt to fight fire blight, a disease that affected common pear trees.