Pruning in the dormant season is absolutely necessary for trees that form fruit on new wood. Nectarines and peaches are two ...

Measurements of leaves, trees and fruits, and weighings of the fruit, led to the conclusions that heavy thinning of the fruit is of no advantage; hard pruning is unprofitable; summer pruning is ...

Growing fruit trees in containers or in the ground in your yard can offer abundant fresh fruit, fragrant blossoms that are attractive to beneficial pollinators, and cooling summer shade.

To keep fruit trees healthy and productive for many years to come, you'll need to prune them annually. Pruning is necessary ...

Late spring snowstorms are weighing heavily on Colorado trees that have already begun blooming after an unseasonably warm ...

Free-standing fruit trees or bush trees ... pyramids and fans should be pruned in late August or early September. When pruning it's essential to keep your secateurs sharp. Blunt tools can cause ...

MacCubbin gives Florida gardening advice on peach trees, nun’s orchids, delphiniums, camellias, maple trees, liriope, ferns ...

Martha's orchard was first planted in 2017 and includes more than 200 fruit trees. While her trees are pruned and fed ...

However, finding and buying the right fruit tree for your yard is like comparing apples and oranges—or cherries and figs.

Q: Many times I have read, “Never top a tree!” I have also read that we should keep fruit trees at 8 feet for easy picking. And some experts recommend keeping avocado trees at 11 feet.

Grow a grapefruit tree in a fertile and well-draining soil type. Trees will struggle in heavy soils, and Bethany Lakatos, plant expert at Fast Growing Trees, says: ‘Because they are sensitive to root ...

“Another popular choice is dwarf peach trees, which begin fruiting in only 1 to 2 years through proper pruning and grow to ...