For all of those folks I met in Oregon, let me say how lucky you are not to have this disease to deal with. This is a pear tree on a downward death spiral from fire blight. What began a month ago as shoot tip die back, has progressed rapidly into whole limb death. Because of this disease the only pear varieties that I choose to work with are those with a natural resistance to fire blight.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Fire Blight
For all of those folks I met in Oregon, let me say how lucky you are not to have this disease to deal with. This is a pear tree on a downward death spiral from fire blight. What began a month ago as shoot tip die back, has progressed rapidly into whole limb death. Because of this disease the only pear varieties that I choose to work with are those with a natural resistance to fire blight.
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