The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Fire blight, caused by the bacterial pathogen Erwinia amylovora, poses a serious threat to pome fruit cultivation and other rosaceous species worldwide. Recent advances in genetics and molecular ...

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.

If branch tips on fruit trees turn black in spring, fire blight, a bacterial disease, could be the problem. The disease causes the tips of branches to bend so they look more or less like a shepherd's ...