I received an email inquiring about pruning practices and immediately began to ruminate on the possibility of a connection between the act of pruning and the fruit known as a prune. It turns out there ...

Striking too early could cause irreversible damage ...

Pruning can seem daunting, considering everything you’ve read over the years about pruning your fruit trees – but the good news is that there is less to do than you might think. “Some of the older ...

Winter is here and yet we’re still getting plenty of gardening questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty ...

Q: I have apple trees that we prune, but what about the plum tree? Does that need pruning? A: Plums are easier to prune. There aren't as many complicated rules as for apple trees. You can consider ...

A few, mainly peach and nectarine varieties have previously come to the end of their tether and were replaced by young trees last winter. The longest-lived fruit trees are pear, apple, apricot, quince ...

The idea of having a fruit tree in your backyard is appealing for several reasons. Not only can these trees add some character to your outdoor spaces, but you might also be able to pick fruit from ...

A pattern has emerged that I do not understand. On planting a new plum tree, it takes a couple of years to establish and then flowers and bears fruit for several years, whereupon it stops flowering ...