As fall settles in and temperatures start to drop, safeguarding fruit trees from frost becomes an essential responsibility for home gardeners and orchardists. Frost can significantly harm budding ...

Help apples, pears, and other fruit trees survive the cold with these winterizing tips. Remove leaves, windfall fruit, and weeds around trees, and mulch for soil insulation. Protect trees with tree ...

Researchers at UBC Okanagan are working to learn more about how sweet cherry trees naturally protect their buds from freezing during cold winter months. This is critical for fruit trees because these ...

If your fruit trees aren't as bountiful or healthy as you'd like, it might be time to try one of the oldest, most widely used techniques in fruit tree propagation: grafting. Early records from ancient ...

Late winter is an ideal time for pruning many trees, and fruit trees are no exception. Regularly trimming away damaged and unsightly branches is key to maintaining a healthy tree with an aesthetically ...

Homegrown cherries taste just as good as their blossoms look.

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

Want fresh, delicious fruit? Plant these fast-growing fruit trees that grow well in Southern climates. Experts share what to ...

Growing your own peaches is easier than it seems.

Winter is tough on fruit trees. Very cold temperatures, heavy snow or ice, pests, and diseases can leave you with damaged or unproductive plants the next year. But if you take the time to winterize ...