On a warm, sunny day you suggest a picnic under the pome tree. “What is a pome tree?” your friend asks. Pome fruit develops from the swollen base of a flower integrating the receptacle into the lush ...

SANTA CRUZ, CA–‘Tis the season to be thinking about fruit trees–buying, planting, and pruning. No matter what questions you have, there’s an upcoming workshop that will provide all the answers.

S. Gadiou, J.K. Kundu, S. Paunovic, P. Garcia-Diez, B. Komorowska, A. Gospodaryk, A. Handa, S. Massart, N. Birisik, P.D. Takur, V. Polischuk Journal of Plant ...

Advances in Horticultural Science, Vol. 14, No. 1 (2000), pp. 29-32 (4 pages) Long-term maintained, homogeneous in vitro shoot cultures of Pyrus communis infected with pear decline (PD) phytoplasmas ...

Did you know that apples and pears are a part of the rose family? Within the rose family, or Rosaceae, there is a group of plants called the Malinae, which produce pomes. Pome fruits are identifiable ...

Fire blight is a common and frequently destructive bacterial disease that affects pome fruit trees and other related plants. Pear and quince trees are highly susceptible. Apples, crabapples and ...

Note: Cotoneaster lacteus, mentioned below, has been recognized as an invasive species that threatens California’s native plant communities. For more, see the Invasive Plant Council (cal-ipc.org).

The holidays are behind us and we are waking up to frosty mornings in Napa Valley. The ground is barren and spring seems a long way off. While gardening is probably the last thing on your mind, now is ...