When planting a fruit orchard in your yard, make sure you don't forget about pruning. Neglecting to prune your fruit trees, including your apricot trees (Prunus armeniaca), creates added stress and ...

Espalier is an ancient horticultural practice of shape-shifting nature by training trees to grow flat against a wall or trellis. While you may have noticed these fan-shaped trees against a fence in a ...

Fruit trees are usually pruned in late winter, right around now, to adjust the tree’s structure. Summer pruning can also be done, but this is typically used to control or slow down growth. Removing ...

All are invited to learn how fruit tree training and pruning done during the winter dormant season helps create a desired tree structure, directs new growth and encourages good spring fruit set at a ...

Perhaps one of the most desirable fruit trees to grow at home, apricots are prized for their sweet and juicy flavor. However, being generally less hardy than other top fruit, apricot trees do require ...

HARDIN — Growing fruit on trees is a rewarding experience, but it comes with challenges. From pests and disease to climate stress or soil issues, a single mistake can set back growth. Growers can get ...

"My son planted a peach tree from a seed! Can we plant it? Will it be a peach tree? Will it make peaches?" Yes, you can plant it. It will be a peach tree and will make peaches. The fruit might be good ...