A common fungal disease of cherry and plum trees is widespread in Greater Columbus, likely worsened by the abnormally wet conditions experienced locally both this spring and last spring. Black knot, ...

Foreman Gilberto Medina oversaw the removal of a diseased cherry tree at Barrett Orchards on Thursday. The tree started producing small, discolored cherries, symptoms of a cherry disease that orchard ...

Ric Valicoff estimates that a year ago, 20 percent of the trees at his 10-acre Rainier cherry orchard near Wapato were infected with little cherry disease. The cherries on those trees could not be ...

ELLENSBURG — Scanners similar to those found at airport security checkpoints, specially trained dogs and testing for cherry tree leaves are all early detection methods that cherry orchards may soon ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fruit growers in Washington may have a more reliable way to detect Little Cherry Disease in their trees. Washington State ...

Just as a farmer's fruit should be turning juicy and sweet, an old foe called "little cherry disease" robs the harvest. From The Dalles, Oregon, to Brewster, Washington, Northwest cherry growers are ...

PORTLAND, Ore.PORTLAND, Ore. — Cherry industry officials in Oregon and Washington state estimate a tree infection has substantially depleted the fruit for this year’s harvest. The infection known as ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Cherry industry officials in Oregon and Washington state estimate a tree infection has substantially depleted the fruit for this year's harvest. The infection known as little ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth and ...

Fruit growers in Washington may have a more reliable way to detect Little Cherry Disease in their trees. Washington State University researchers believe dogs can sniff out the pathogens that cause the ...