An experienced orchardist shares which fruit trees grow quickly and produce reliable harvests for home gardeners. These ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Apple growers want to get the most out of their high-value cultivars, and a Purdue University study shows they might want to focus on the types of apples they plant near those ...

Use clean pruners to make a cut at a 45-degree angle near the end of the branch. Trim the tip of the branch straight across ...

Pruning fruit trees helps maintain size and shape, and it's the best way to control your crop. Here's when to prune fruit trees by season and type of tree.

Apple production in Minnesota dates to the territorial days before 1858. When large numbers of settlers from northern European arrive to take up homesteads, they wanted to plant apple trees. But they ...

Winter is here, but gardening questions keep coming in to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and Master Gardeners ...

More than 30 apple trees persist on The Purchase at the national park. They're more than 125 years old, and their DNA is ...

Winter is the best time to plant fruit trees and many nurseries will have bareroot fruit trees and roses in stock. So, what ...

Late fall and winter are prime time for planting trees in Louisiana. If you’re interested in adding some fruit trees to your ...

Q: I would like a Gala apple tree to match my two Anna apple trees. They are about 12 feet apart. How far from them can I plant the Gala tree, and will there be a problem with cross-pollination or ...