What is Fire blight?
Fire blight is a destructive bacterial disease of apple and pear, recognized by a severe blighting of blossoms, shoots, limbs and fruit. It also affects several ornamentals in the same family such as hawthorn, mountain ash, cotoneaster, quince and firethorn. Outbreaks of fire blight occur periodically in British Columbia pear orchards. Fire blight has also been an increasing problem in high density apple plantings of newer, more susceptible varieties.
