Scientists have found that a mere 30 species of trees in the Cerrado -- the world's largest and most floristically diverse savanna -- account for nearly half of all its trees. The 'hyperdominance' by ...

Northwest pear growers expect a full crop this season and plan to renew promotional efforts for organic pears and efforts in ...

Apple trees live for a few productive decades, but pears? These remarkable trees can live for an incredible 400 years. Many ancient trees have been found growing in gardens which once were part of the ...

This week, Tom advises a reader whose apple and pears trees have been plagued by leaf curl year after year - Alamy ...

Dear Tom, We have two apple trees and a pear tree, but over the last few years we have been plagued with leaf curl, which has restricted our crop of fruit.Each winter we have pruned them and we ...