You can get several varieties of fruit on a single tree with grafting. Here’s what to know. While Luther Burbank experimented with plants at his home and garden in Santa Rosa, he did the bulk of this ...

Q: From roots, I planted a Santa Rosa plum tree given to me by a Japanese family. The first year, it had leaves and flowers while living in a pot. The following year, I planted it outside, but it did ...

Water a young plum tree abundantly when the topsoil gets dry—this will help it develop a strong root system. “Manual watering ...

Q. What is sudden branch drop syndrome? Is there any way to prevent it? Sudden branch drop syndrome (also known as summer branch drop or summer branch limb failure) occurs when a limb from a ...

DENNY SIMMONS / COURIER & PRESS Sam Van Aken performs clean-up duties after successfully planting a Shiro plum tree near New Harmony's Atheneum Friday morning. The artist's project — 'Tree of 40 Fruit ...

Some of these fast-growing trees produce sweet, colorful fruits, while others may have a more bitter yield that has other great uses in your yard.