In the early 1900s, an epidemic of fire blight in American pear orchards led the U.S. Department of Agriculture to look abroad for a disease-resistant rootstock, Culley wrote.

Bradford pear trees stink... literally. But there are many other reasons you will want to remove this invasive, ...

The new law is only one way Missourians are trying to address the spread of invasive plant species. Conservation groups have ...

As one might expect, their responses to our 2025 State of the Fruit and Nut Industry survey are provocative, starting with, ...

SILVER CITY, N.M. (KRQE) – The second-largest alligator juniper tree in the country, known as the “Big Tree,” is still standing in the Gila National Forest as the Trout Fire burns, forest ...

The state's largest sycamore tree in Geode State Park has a hollow trunk that caught fire in February 2024. (Ulf Konig/Iowa Department of Natural Resources) ...

Houston police said the driver (for unspecified reasons) left the roadway before crashing into a tree in the median, causing it to catch fire and killing both occupants inside.

One person is dead after a single-vehicle collision Wednesday morning in Colleton County.The collision occurred on Interstate 95 in a remote area around eight m ...

In May, Del Monte announced the closure of its large pear cannery in Yakima, resulting in worker layoffs and losses for pear growers.

The Spiced Pear Spritz is a fragrant cocktail made with pear vodka, falernum liqueur, Peychaud’s bitters, sparkling wine, and club soda. The uniquely tang of fresh pears combines with lime ...

A man is injured after a fiery crash early Sunday morning in Elkhart County.It happened around 2:40 a.m. at the intersection of County Road 14 and County Road 2 ...