Plucking a fresh apricot straight from the tree in summer can be a real treat, as homegrown fruits taste far superior to any ...

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: How can you tell the sex of a fruit tree? The first year my parents had their apricot trees, they bore fruit. Over the winter, one of the trees died. We replaced it, but the tree has not borne ...

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 ...

Question: In my backyard I have apple, peach and apricot trees. Should I prune these three species the same way or take a different approach for each? Answer: Pruning is an important and necessary ...

Q: I have Katy and Blenheim apricots that are supposed to be low chill and self-pollinating but they barely produced any fruit the last two years. Three years ago both trees had a large amount of ...

The Northern Areas (NAs) are blessed with ideal climatic conditions for cultivation of fruits like apricot. The availability of snow-melt fresh water, light textured soil, full-day sunshine, cool ...

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, ...