Cutting Fire Blight From Infected Apples And Pears

From the February 2008 article "Be Prepared For Blight: A grower's best strategy in controlling fire blight is to act cautiously."

According to Washington State University Extension agent Tim Smith (who is an editorial advisory board member for American/Western Fruit Grower), cutting fire blight strikes takes a keen eye and a cold heart if you expect the process to effectively reduce further damage to the infected tree. For detailed information on how to make this type of decision, go to http://www.ncw.wsu.edu/treefruit/blightcut.htm.