The almost-daily rain we had this spring really put a damper on fruit tree spraying. Pesticides work best if they are applied at least 24 hours before a rain. When a rain happens before the next spray ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

Q: We have several fruit trees in our backyard. One of them is a plum tree. For the first time, we have lots of plums on the tree. The problem is that the plums keep falling off as soon as they get ...

1. Plan on spraying your stone fruit trees within the next couple of weeks. This will protect them from borers (moth larvae) that feed inside tree branches, causing bark to flake off on the upper side ...

Q: When should I be dormant spraying my fruit trees? Earlier this year I asked about peach leaf curl on my peach tree and was told that prevention in the form of at least two dormant sprays was the ...

Spraying persimmon trees with methyl jasmonate (MeJA) can result in healthier, longer lasting fruit, with increased antioxidants a new Edith Cowan University (ECU) study has found. MeJA is a food safe ...

It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the time to buy, ...

WASHINGTON — The District Department of Transportation (DDOT) will begin the annual spraying of the female ginkgo trees this weekend. The spraying will take place on Sunday from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., if ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — The District Department of Transportation began its annual spraying of the city's ginkgo trees this week. Residents who live in the areas defined on THIS MAPcan expect to notice ...