Start with the right pot size. Young fruit trees should generally be potted in a 5- to 10-gallon container. Gradually ...

Bare-root deciduous fruit trees are now arriving in nurseries and home improvement centers. In order to squeeze these trees ...

No garden? You can still grow your own delicious fruit—just pick cultivars suitable for growing indoors. These are the ones ...

Mount Pleasant plans to create a food forest, or garden, that will produce fresh fruit for town residents to maintain, ...

Growing fruit trees from seeds can take many years, and the resulting tree won’t be identical to the parent tree. You could end up with a new hybrid variety that produces smaller fruit that may not ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it’s also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical plants, they won’t ...

If you have an invasive tree in your backyard, it can be difficult to know what to do. For trees that produce fruit, harvesting the crops seems like a reasonable way to deal with them. Most invasive ...

When deciding which plants to bring into your yard, it is essential to consider the climate where you live. Certain plants thrive in a dry climate, while others prefer milder, wetter weather. If you ...

Q: Recently I was walking in my neighborhood and came upon a tree with leaves that looked like dogwood, but had fruit that looked similar to a cherry. They were all over the ground under the tree. Do ...