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 ...

Adult greater peachtree borers are often mistaken for wasps, but they're actually clearwing moths. Greater peachtree borer larvae feed on the cambium tissue under the bark of stone fruit trees. This ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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, ...

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Either peach tree borers could have caused massive damage to the lower trunks of the trees, some type of herbicide might have been applied on one side of the trees, some kind of contaminant could have ...

Q: I have a peach tree that is about 4 years old and it has been producing some really good peaches. Last year, it developed peach leaf curl in the spring. That summer, it didn’t produce much fruit, ...

Answer: This is turning out to be another one of those common questions that come in from all parts of the state. In the past two weeks, I’ve gotten photos of orange or red sap oozing from plum trees ...

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