DAY, WE COULD BE WATCHING FOR A FEW RAIN SHOWERS. RAY: WELCOME TO TODAY’S "GROW IT GREEN." WE ARE AT APPLE HI FARM IN CONCORD AND I’M JOINED BY RACHEL MACCINI AT UNH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. WE ARE ...

Q: My peach tree is 2 years old. I’m seeing globs of sap on its trunk. What should I do? A: It appears that it’s being attacked by peach tree borers. They are a major threat to homeowner peach trees, ...

I’m concerned with my purple leaf plum tree. Originally, I was only concerned with the dark crusty limbs, and then I noticed some stuff like dark coffee grounds at the trunk. How bad is this? And how ...

Peach tree borer is the most common serious insect pest in fruit trees such as yours. This insect is a problem on members of the genus Prunus that set a "stone type" fruit. This includes peaches, ...

Grass and vegetation against the trunk of a stone fruit tree provides a humid and secluded place for female borer moths to lay their eggs. Grass against a trunk also increases the likelihood of string ...

Q. My peach tree has some small holes in the base of the trunk. The top did not leaf out very well this year. Do you know what is wrong? — J.N., Wurtsboro A. The peach tree borer, a native North ...