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.

BOISE, Idaho — You’ve probably noticed that the tree buds are swelling earlier than usual due to our mild winter. So what does that mean for home fruit growers? Garden master Jim Duthie shares tips ...

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, ...

When our fruit trees go into dormancy, building their reserves for spring bloom and summer harvest, it’s time to show them some love and care. Janet Caprile, UC Cooperative Extension’s Farm Advisor, ...

Discover a selection of stone fruit trees and others that should never be pruned in winter, along with expert advice for when ...

If you live in one of the northern most states and you want to grow your apricot tree, you might be out of luck. There are ...

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 ...

High temperatures, hot nights, long days and kids on summer vacation cause fruit tree neglect. Gardening is the last thing you want to do in late summer, yet proper care really pays off now. It’s ...

On a sticky July evening at Fig Earth Supply, a nursery and gardening center in Mount Washington, a huddle of artists sipped cocktails made with turmeric and CBD, while a 9-year old dressed as a gypsy ...

Yolo County residents can learn about fruit tree care with Bonnie Berman, a UC Master Gardener, on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Hanna & Herbert Bauer Memorial Community Garden, 137 ...

The workshops are part of the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association's annual Organic Orcharding Workshop Series. The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association is set to hold workshops ...