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 ...

Anyone with a young fruit tree should understand the three fundamentals of summer care that keep these plants healthy, protected and growing as vigorously as possible. -- Avoid sunburn: Young fruit ...

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 ...

Q: My dad helped me plant a couple of young apple trees in my backyard last weekend and so far, so good. After we finished I said the only thing I had left to do was paint the trunks white. He looked ...

Winter can be harsh on trees that have been planted within the last five years. Learn how to give young trees the special care they need in winter for stronger growth.

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, ...

JANE EDMANSON: Boy, what a corker of a summer day it's going to be and that's why it makes sense to get out really early in the garden. And we gardeners with mature fruit trees know that there's some ...

After fruit was thinned to 8 inches apart, this 5-year-old tree still produced 84 large apples. Many fruit trees — including semidwarf varieties — can easily grow to 15 feet and taller. Anyone who has ...

Smaller potted lemon trees generally require little to no pruning. Use clean pruners to trim away shoots, thorns, or roots along the soil and to help maintain the tree’s size. You can also prune to ...

The DawgTree Pee Guard fastens around the base of trees to create a barrier that prevents dogs from peeing on the trunk. Jonathan Stewart is a dog-owner and homeowner who lost three trees in his yard ...

Two species of bark eating caterpillars — Indarbela tetraonis and Indarbela quadrinotata — are very destructive to a wide range of fruit trees. The caterpillars bore into the bark, making tunnels into ...