Q: I purchased a Flavor Supreme bare-root pluot tree at the University Orchard on Horse Drive in North Las Vegas six years ago. The pluots are plentiful and taste great. I spray the tree with ...

Nectaplums may still be a decade away, but the Pluot is a raging success. An arranged marriage between a plum and apricot, consummated with the help of Modesto plant breeder Floyd Zaiger, the Pluot is ...

Q: I planted a Flavor Supreme pluot tree two years ago. The tree is doing very well. It has grown a lot, and I prune it every winter along with my peach and apricot trees. This tree blooms like crazy, ...

“I was visiting my parents in Modesto and we picked up some delicious pluots at a local fruit stand. Since my Santa Rosa plum has rarely bloomed or produced fruit, I was interested in replacing it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part plum and part apricot, this complex hybrid may be the most elusive stone fruit. Serious Eats / Getty Images Even during peak ...

It's hard to believe that the pluot didn't show up in the marketplace until 1989. The sweet stone fruit is now a staple at farmers' markets and is among the most beloved fruits in the locavore's diet.

Q. What is the difference between plumcots, pluots and apriums? Which varieties are the best? A: Luther Burbank, the famous plant breeder, crossed an apricot (Prunus armeniaca) with a Japanese plum ...

In the natural world, we depend on birds and bees to carry pollen from tree to tree to create new seeds of life. When two trees share the same species or genus, horticulturalists cross them to produce ...

Q: My peach, pluot and plum trees were blooming beautifully right before the heat wave this month (we reached 100 degrees for ...