Q: I am writing to see if you have information about peach tree blight. I have two peach trees in Green Valley and both have been affected by a blight that causes the peaches to shrink in size and ...

Follow these steps for a healthier harvest next year. Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap trunks and crowns with ...

Peach leaf curl, citrus blast and brown rot of citrus fruit are diseases common in Butte County. Fortunately, all three can be prevented or reduced with fall and winter spraying. Peach leaf curl is a ...

Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.

It’s been a hard year on pears, especially ornamental cultivars like the omnipresent Bradford. First, the winter was so mild that, like most peach trees, they didn’t receive enough chilling hours to ...

Question: We have two peach trees in our backyard and we have two different issues going on that keep us from seeing any ripe fruit. Can you advise us on what’s going on and how to handle it? First, ...

Q: After losing a prized peach tree to curl disease, I recently ordered a ‘Frost’ peach because I heard it is highly resistant to the disease. Are there other peach trees that are also resistant? A: ...

Growing fruit in a backyard or home orchard can be rewarding or can be very frustrating, depending on disease and insect pests that may be present. While it is tempting to plant fruit trees and not ...

Fruit tree disease prevention starts early by choosing disease-resistant varieties. Only plant top-quality, healthy nursery stock to avoid failure. Trees that are stressed are more susceptible to ...

If you see brown or blackened leaves, a tan oozing substance or streaks on the branches of certain ornamental or fruit trees or if it looks like your fruit tree has been scorched by fire, your tree ...

Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap trunks and crowns with breathable materials, apply thick mulch, and water ...