Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll recently visited Clarkdale Fruit Farms in Deerfield during peak peach season. Driscoll toured the ...

Fruit growers in the Columbia River Gorge are seeking federal aid for a disastrous 2025 pear crop and asking state lawmakers ...

The first U.S.-grown pears to be harvested this year began shipping to retailers and canneries last week as the season kicked ...

Amid catastrophic returns, rising production costs, weather disruptions, and pest pressure, the Oregon pear industry is ...

Plant experts weigh in on which plants to avoid and how to choose better alternatives.

Pick your own late-summer pears at a family-owned Idaho orchard where fresh fruit and country charm go hand in hand.

Students who study forestry will read about trees, but they do not often get the chance to climb up into a tree, feel its branches and see its leaves up close. After observing how many forestry ...

There’s something magical about growing your own sweet snacks and plucking a piece of fruit from a branch you’ve tended. But ...

NEW ORLEANS, LA - June 18, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Property owners across Louisiana who are uncertain whether a tree on ...

Michigan has banned the import of six invasive plant species, including the popular Callery pear tree. The newly prohibited plants also include glossy buckthorn, common buckthorn, Japanese barberry, ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

Dave Kitz has a meme on how to “trim” a Bradford pear tree: The photo shows a chainsaw cutting a towering, white-flowered tree off at the trunk. Kitz loves trees. But as an arborist with the ...