Volk broke down different fruits by how well each is likely to do in a home garden – ratings that include disease-resistance, fruit quality, and freedom from bug attacks and animal raids. Eight fruits ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Credit: Getty Images No fruit embodies the essence of warmer weather quite like the peach, particularly when it is harvested from ...

Routine inspections by California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) officials led to the discovery of a citrus disease in Ramona, resulting in a quarantine.

Noticing that rotting-fish odor when you step outside this spring? It means Bradford pears are back in bloom - and the invasive trees are all over.

Want fresh, delicious fruit? Plant these fast-growing fruit trees that grow well in Southern climates. Experts share what to ...

Many homeowners harbor secret dreams of planting an orchard and becoming more self-sufficient. The cost of fresh fruit can be ...

Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree.

There are many factors that affect how well a dogwood tree blooms. Learn seven reasons your dogwood tree might not be blooming or producing many flowers this year.

Managing fire blight and bitter rot in Michigan. Michigan State University tree fruit pathologist George Sundin discusses fire blight during the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market EXPO in ...

Nearly 60 residents gathered at the Old Firehouse Community Center, 100 Avon Belden Road, on Feb. 12 for a free fruit tree pruning class hosted by the city of Avon Lake and the Avon Lake Tree ...

Join our Northern Illinois Fruit Tree Pruning Workshop with Alexis R. Barnes, Local Food Systems and Small Farms Educator, to learn how — and when — to properly prune apple, pear, peach, and cherry ...

Dreaming of harvesting peaches, plums, apples or figs from your own backyard? Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with planting your tree correctly — and at the right time of year. Hartmann ...