"This approach opens the door to designing trees that are fundamentally easier to train, maintain, and manage." ...

Seeking a fast-growing fruit tree for your yard? If you love birds and baking, consider a tart cherry tree (Prunus cerasus). Likely growing 1 to 2 feet per year, it can start producing fruit in 2 to 3 ...

Growing fruit trees can be one of the most satisfying experiences a gardener can have. The reward of harvesting juicy, fresh fruit is generally why many choose to cultivate these trees. Yet after ...

Fruit trees may not produce fruit due to improper tree vigor, often caused by over-fertilization or excessive pruning. Frost damage can prevent fruit set, even if flowers open; choose later-blooming ...

Yes, you can grow fresh fruit on your balcony.

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our community in a variety of ways, including 4-H, farm advisers, and nutrition ...

Amanda Blum is a freelancer who writes about smart home technology, gardening, and food preservation. Previously, Amanda has worked as a technology strategist specializing in problem solving and ...

Q. Last year I had about a dozen apples on our tree. This spring it flowered so profusely it looked like a snowball and now it has so many apples we had problems with limbs breaking. It's had more ...

Q: We moved into our home a year ago in January, and had only three delicious peaches from two existing trees. We redid our yard with a new drip system and rocks a few months ago. As I have no real ...

Find out how to prune fruit trees properly, plus tips for timing your pruning right.

Tree fruits can be challenging to grow. One frequent problem is why home fruit trees are not producing fruit. Here are potential causes and what you can do to correct the issues. Tree vigor. This ...