The caller began to describe how the leaves on her ornamental or Bradford pear tree were turning black and the tree looked bad. After a few questions, I speculated it was a common disease called fire blight. A tour around town confirmed my initial diagnosis. Quite a few of the ornamental pear trees I observed have the tell-tale signs of fire blight. These signs include new leaves turning black or brown, new shoots suddenly dying and curling, and the remains of blooms still attached to the shoots.
Rory Feek returns to blog days after burying wife Joey; shares photos from her funeral. NASHVILLE, March 13 (UPI) -- Country singer Rory Feek posted on his blog numerous beautiful and touching photos from his wife Joey's funeral this week. Joey died March 4 after a long battle with cervical cancer. She was 40.
They were together for five years before getting married in 1981, a union that lasted a year. In 2001 they remarried and remained together until his death in 2005 (she was the comicâs fourth and seventh wife). The cause of Pryorâs death was multiple sclerosis, which he had been battling for nearly 20 years. In 1994, at Richardâs urging, Jennifer moved from New York to Los Angeles to help him straighten out his business and personal affairs, and to oversee his caregiving needs.