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

A fruit-laden branch encroaching on your yard may seem like fair game – but could picking without permission get you in ...

Their fallen leaves add valuable nutrients to the earth, ensuring a healthy crop annually. Although fruit trees are relatively easy to maintain, even expert growers can make mistakes that set back ...

Pruning in the dormant season is absolutely necessary for trees that form fruit on new wood. Nectarines and peaches are two trees that benefit from dormant pruning. Others, like apricot, cherry, and ...

Native fruit trees such as persimmon, wild plum, pawpaw and chokecherries can look good and produce nourishment for humans ...

Many years ago, before attending graduate school and undergoing a deep dive into the world of plants, I had been known to select the wrong tree for the wrong place on more than one occasion. The ...

Promptly remove any infested fruit from the tree or the surrounding ground and dispose of it properly. You can also thin and bag healthy fruit when it’s small to protect it from infestation ...

The fruit varies widely from orchard to orchard, but it can include Asian pears, cherries, persimmons, apples, peaches, and even pecans. Some orchard hosts funnel their fruit to food pantries. One ...