Some fruit trees are notorious for producing a big crop one year and a much smaller crop the next. Here's what to know and what you can do about it.

When the days grow longer and the sun gains strength in early summer, many amateur gardeners look forward to one of the ...

Some varieties and young trees are more susceptible to this problem than older bearing trees. There is nothing you can do for the current crop. Next year splitting can be lessened by a balanced ...

Since most apple trees require cross-pollination, a crabapple tree, being botanically similar, can pollinate an apple tree — and vice versa — if they are planted within 100 feet of each other.

recalls Cameron Peace, the tree fruit geneticist at Washington State University who coordinated the testing. "It" being the Drap D'Or de Bretagna — or Golden Cloth of Brittany, in French.

A volunteer shakes apples from a tree in a Lakewood backyard on Oct. 21, 2022. So, that’s why many local cities steer clear of fruit-bearing trees, even though Killoran is clearly a fan of them ...

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 ...