Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A dragon fruit plant growing in a home garden with plant care 101 graphic overlay. Like the mythical creature for which it is ...

Any seasoned gardener will know that a bountiful crop is determined by the preparation done in the months before and for fruit bushes, a winter prune is often the key. The cold weather might have ...

Pruning dormant trees means a healthy crop next year. Growing fruit trees in the backyard can mean delicious homemade jams, fruit cobblers, fresh-squeezed juice, and home-grown goodness to add to any ...

Sure, unpruned fruit trees can still produce a crop. But knowing how to prune fruit trees properly helps them be more productive and the fruit will be easier to harvest. This guide explains the ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

If you’ve ever wrestled with an overgrown fruit tree, you know the struggle: branches reaching for the sky, fruit hiding in a tangled mess and those pesky suckers popping up everywhere. But don’t ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

Winter is the prime season for planting and pruning fruit trees, and a little thoughtful work now pays off in healthier trees and better fruit later. When pruning mature trees, the goals are simple: ...

Fan-trained fruit trees have branches arranged in a (yes, you guessed it) fan shape. They are tied to a wall or fence and benefit from regular light pruning to keep them shapely, healthy, and ...

If you’ve planted fruit trees such as apple, peach or persimmon in hopes of enjoying the crop, you’ll need to prune them. “Fruit tree pruning can have different goals than pruning typical landscape ...