Pruning in the dormant season is absolutely necessary for trees that form fruit on new wood. Nectarines and peaches are two trees that benefit from dormant pruning. Others, like apricot, cherry, and ...

We definitely have peach tree borers in our nectarine tree. The trunk is pretty much encircled by the sap oozing just above the ground level. What insecticide should I apply to the trunk and saturate ...

Each spring, the orchardist is hopeful for good flowering and pollination. This will determine the amount of fruit the tree will start to develop. I am hopeful that this season ...

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

Successfully maintaining fruit trees in your yard requires meticulous planning, especially in terms of knowing which plants ...

If your soil is more sandy than clay, there's a pretty little fruit tree you may want to plant that produces a tasty harvest without much maintenance.

Before, anyone who wanted to grow cacao at 1,200 or 1,500 meters [3,900 to 4,900 feet] altitude was considered crazy,” says ...

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 ...

Picking a spot that matters to you is first step to eradicating invasive species from the environment to ensure state’s rare ...

In apple trees, diseases such as apple scab and powdery ... Pruning increases the sugar content of fruit at the end of the season due to the increased sunlight penetration throughout the canopy ...

According to the April 2019 edition of the Journal of Ornithology, at least 56 parrot species are flourishing in 43 U.S.