Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet tall ...

Much of the origin of the apricot is lost in time, with China, India and Armenia all having been thought at one time as the original home of this fruit; however, historical/horticultural studies have ...

Q:THE branches on my semi-dwarf apricot tree have gotten quite long and high. Can I trim the branches now or do I wait for winter? A: Unlike most fruit trees, winter is not the best time to prune ...

Many of the most popular fruit trees, including apples, pears, cherries, and apricots, can all be successfully grown in pots with little fuss. Most types of fruit trees now come in dwarfing varieties ...

The Japanese apricot -- a plant native to China, actually -- is one of the longest lived of the flowering fruit trees. It’s a symbol of resilience in the face of adversity thanks to its early flowers, ...

Clay soil is notoriously difficult to garden with. But it's still possible to grow an apple or pear tree in a clay-soil yard ...

It’s not hard to spot Ric Valicoff’s apricot plantings as you drive past the orchards near Zillah. The white blossoms were visible this past week amid other fruit trees and grapevines that are still ...

Q. I recently bought a pink dogwood and supersweet apricot fruit tree. Will the dogwood grow, and will the apricot ever bear? H.H., Houston A. Dogwoods will grow in some parts of our metro area. This ...

Those of us who have fruit trees have been enjoying their beautiful flowers for the last few weeks. Now that there’s piles of pink petals all over the ground, it’s time to think about thinning that ...

Everyone loves summer for any number of different reasons. One very sweet reason is all the summer fruits that become available, such as plums, peaches, cherries and nectarines. Even though Southern ...