In a wet year, a disease-resistant apple tree may still show the symptoms of apple scab and powdery mildew, fungal diseases that are encouraged by high humidity and wet leaves. Apart from choosing ...

Apple scab becomes more visible as the tree’s canopy thins in mid-to late summer. This is what you are seeing now in your garden. It’s too late to treat this disease now, but it’s a good ...

Planting fruit trees can bring a bountiful harvest to your yard. You can pick your own apples, peaches, pears, oranges, figs, ...

These beautiful flowering trees, both white and rose-pink, are highly popular in yards and boulevards, so the disease has been visible and dramatic this year. Apple scab fungus can affect both ...

don’t neglect to find out how well your potential tree can fight off diseases. Apples are susceptible to a whole bucket of diseases like powdery mildew, apple scab and anthracnose. Reputable ...

Apple scab is one of the most common apple and crabapple diseases that gardeners have to ... It will attack any varieties of crabapple and apple trees that are not apple scab resistant.

Unfortunately, there are many pests and diseases that can prevent an apple tree from bearing fruit or cause significant damage to the plant. One of the most common is apple scab, which is a fungal ...

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 ...

CHASKA, Minn. — With all the wet weather we've had this growing season, lots of crabapples are looking bad. A big part of that is the fungal disease called apple scab, which impacts both leaves ...

By comparing the sequence of nearly 1,000 genes from each species, the researchers built a family tree of the genus ... with resistance to apple scab, a fungal disease that impacts apples worldwide." ...