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.

Fruits of the City Program Publishes “Fruit Tree Maintenance Guide” After a bountiful harvest for Minnesota’s apple producers in 2013, the Fruits of the City program collected and donated a record 128 ...

THE WEATHER PATTERN on the North Olympic Peninsula has definitely been interesting this year. We have gone from freezing temperatures in March to record-high temperatures to days of rain, clouds and ...

Start your trees off right with the best method for preparing soil for fruit trees. Tree trunk wrap, stakes, and mulch also help to establish healthy trees. Once you’ve invested in new fruit trees, ...

Growing your own fruits and vegetables can bring you a sense of pride and peace of mind in knowing exactly where your produce originates. Fruit trees in particular add to the landscape of your home ...

In the home landscape, fruit trees probably provide the biggest spectacle; beautiful, fragrant spring blossoms followed by an abundance of summer and fall fruit. I have often asked, why is it we do ...

Q.: We bought our home last year and were told by the previous owner that the yard had peach, cherry and apple trees. He said all he ever did was spray them once for pests in the early spring. We did ...

Let's be honest: Growing and maintaining thriving trees and landscaping isn't always a breeze when you live in a coastal area. Coastal climates can be especially hard for tree growth due to several ...

No garden? You can still grow your own delicious fruit—just pick cultivars suitable for growing indoors. These are the ones ...

If you have a small yard, you may have discounted the idea of growing fruit trees. This compact, sun-loving citrus with ...

Propagation is the best way to get fruit trees that yield good fruit and resist disease. Learn three ways to propagate fruit ...

Whether we like it or not, the global pandemic caused by COVID-19 has made some significant changes in our way of life. Many of us have endured stay-at-home orders, and as such, found ourselves with ...