Walnut oil is an elixir derived from the nuts of the walnut tree. The oil is not only used in culinary preparation but also ...

Harvesting is done on much the same principal as commercial cider apples. In this case, a cable from a tractor is attached to ...

Noah Fields Drake returned to Fayetteville late in the summer of 1912, bringing his wife, Mary, and two young daughters, Doris and Vera. A native of Summers, 20 miles to the west, he had attended ...

Orozco and her colleagues studied almond, pistachio and walnut trees at 467 orchards ... tree survival,” Orozco said. “Trees need carbohydrates not just to grow but to store energy for when ...

Black walnut trees are admired for their height and extensive network of branches that provide welcome shade and privacy. These trees are large, typically growing over 50 feet and even as high as 120 ...

One of the less-observable effects of megafires is the long-lasting damage they impose on orchard trees. According to ...

A Porter Ranch family lost their huge terraced yard to the 2019 Saddleridge fire, but it gave them a blank slate to create a ...

Researchers at UC Davis found that long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard ...

We’re around that time of year when I, like all gardeners with potted plants, will have to choose which ones to bring inside ...

It was 12:30 a.m. on Oct. 10, 2019, and Phil Hinch was in his bed, "dead to the world," when he heard someone pounding on the ...

Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke may be depleting the energy reserves of California’s orchard trees — reducing their nut ...

Long-term smoke exposure from massive wildfires lowers the energy reserves of orchard trees and can cut their nut production ...