While the profuse show of brilliant white flowers of Callery pear ( Pyrus calleryana) might seem a welcome sight in the still ...

The profusion of tangled branches on an unpruned apple tree can look confusing to a beginner. Get started by making six basic ...

If you have not had the time to prune your fruit trees in winter, now is the opportune time. A little pruning now can reduce the work needed to care for your trees throughout the year. Why prune? The ...

If you're pressed for space, a micro orchard will allow you to grow many fruits in place of one or two trees, and you'll be ...

Before planting clear the area of all grass and weeds. Add 4 to 5 shovelfuls of organic matter like peat moss or manure to ...

All coconut palms produce water, though some, like tall varieties, will produce more than others, like dwarf varieties. The ...

It’s easiest to accomplish this while trees are young and have yet to bear fruit. The goal, in general, is to ensure branches are evenly distributed on the trunk and to avoid narrow crotches ...

If you're growing fruit trees, then harvesting the (literal) fruits of your labor is the most exciting part. To speed that ...

which encourages more flowers and fruit lower on the tree. The shape is called a “central leader system” in which a single central trunk runs the height of the tree, with strong side branches ...

The bark of a tree is its own protection against the weather. While we shrug on a coat when it’s wet or cold, a tree will ...