Fruits bring year-round interest to your garden as well as a sense of achievement gained by growing and harvesting your own ...

The old adage is that “if it blooms in the late summer or fall, you dig and divide it in late winter or very early spring.” ...

There is a specific kind of magic that happens when you pluck a sun-warmed peach or a crisp apple directly from a tree you ...

DANVILLE — Just because you don't see fruit growing in the winter, that doesn't mean work stops around the orchard. Calvin ...

A guide to when and how to prune fan-trained fruit trees for healthy trees and bumper crops, including tips for training ...

Extension Master Gardeners, horticulturalist volunteers, will present a free two-part workshop, ‘Sharpen Your Pruning Skills’, at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, in Fairmont. The workshop will include ...

The first time I saw an espaliered peach tree spread-eagled against a brick wall, I was shocked. The branches had been pinioned in place and forced to adhere to an arbitrary growth habit that seemed ...

Fruit plants can bring soluble fiber, the kind that gels in water and helps slow digestion, into everyday meals, and they turn patios and backyards into small orchards at the same time. From quick ...

In advance of the fruit tree pruning demonstration, here is a brief reminder of the principles of fruit tree pruning. Proper pruning shapes the tree to allow good sun exposure. This encourages optimal ...

Winter is the prime season for planting and pruning fruit trees, and a little thoughtful work now pays off in healthier trees and better fruit later. When pruning mature trees, […] ...

Citrus fruits mostly ripen through winter and into spring, although many types linger on their trees long enough to seem like ...

It’s always useful to keep in mind that when we buy a certain variety of fruit tree we are the beneficiaries of clonal ...