Anyone with apple or pear trees in their garden is being warned they need to check them in January for a potentially fatal disease.

Anyone who has apple or pear trees in their garden is being warned they need to check them in January for a potentially fatal ...

Various diseases affect fruit, and some are caused by fungi while ... apricots, pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly affected by fire blight, apple scab, fruit rots, rusts, and powdery ...

Sycamore trees are being hit by a devastating disease brought on by warmer weather ... and even blossom peaking through on apple trees. Ben McCarthy, head of nature conservation at The National ...

Gardeners with apple or pear trees are being warned to check them in January for a potentially deadly disease. Alan Buckingham, author of Allotment Month By Month, advises in the January section ...

It's also noted that, unlike some other plants which might require pruning paint on cuts to prevent disease, apple and pear trees do not need this treatment, as elaborated by the RHS on their website.