GRAND JUNCTION (AP) – A silent killer steadily encroaching on the most beloved of Western Slope fruit has moved into the crosshairs of peach growers and researchers. It’s a fungus so widespread that ...

The South Carolina peach industry is a major contributor to the state’s economy and the fruit is a favorite for many people, but a devastating fungus is a constant threat to this jewel of the South.

Honey fungus is causing root rot in trees and orchards in South Carolina, posing a threat to one of the nation’s largest peach industries. The Armillaria root rot, also know as oak root rot, is ...

PALISADE, Colo. — It’s hard to find someone who doesn’t like Palisade peaches, and if you’re one of those people, you’ll be very grateful for some research happening at Colorado State University (CSU) ...

A: From the photos, I can see that the leaves on the peaches are a bit tattered, but it’s those “black things” that look like large drips of black coffee that have me most concerned for the health of ...

Not every year is peaches and cream for our local peach growers. Sometimes, like this year, hail strips half of the year’s potential harvest off the trees in local orchards. Some years, hail damage ...

An aggressive fungus known as Phellinus noxius has been widely observed to cause “brown root rot” on trees in many parts of the Asia-Pacific region extending from Malaysia to as far as American Samoa.

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 ...

I was at a local pool this week getting my exercise working through the bone spur on my hip and I talked to one of my readers. He wanted to know about peach leaf curl, and I said that I would do some ...

Fruit tree questions have been the most common among homeowners of late, chiefly peach trees and more specifically peach leaf curl.As daytime temperatures rise and fruit trees begin their vigorous ...