Dwarf apple trees are a great option for those who want to grow fruit but have a small yard. They have certain care needs to ensure a steady supply of fruit.

If you look forward to harvesting fruit from your own apple trees to make jams, pies, and jars of apple butter, the first step is ensuring you have healthy trees. Set your apple trees up for a ...

Trees are the most spectacular plants in the garden. And since they grow so slowly, it is imperative that we treat them with ...

It might feel like pruning your apple trees in the dead of winter makes no sense. In fact, your dormant trees will thank you ...

Pruning is essential if you want to keep your fruit trees healthy. Doing this will stimulate healthy growth, and over time, help the tree develop stronger branches. With most apple trees, November is ...

I have been pruning a bit on all three trees for a number years and following the advice in an older Ortho Book for Growing Fruits & Berries in Western Canada where it states “if pruning in winter or ...

The first winter I got brave with pruning, I “tidied up” a lilac on a sunny January afternoon. Come spring, the shrub was ...

Focus on removing branches that are dead, weak, rubbing against others, or growing in the wrong direction to improve plant health. Deciduous trees like Japanese maples can be thinned out to showcase ...

Garrett Sorber, co-owner of Radical Roots Nursery, a fruit and flower nursery in Maine ...

WENATCHEE – It's not often that hundreds of Washington’s orchard owners, farm managers and fruit industry leaders spend much of their annual conference discussing how to grow and harvest fewer crops.

Fast-growing plants have their benefits, but with these evergreens, there are also drawbacks. From being disease-prone to ...

Smaller native shade trees will delight you with fragrant blossoms, striking bark and manageable size without overwhelming ...