Growing the best fruit trees for your own flavorsome fruit is easy when you know which tree to buy. Homegrown fruit tastes ten times better than shop-bought produce, contains a greater density of ...

Apple-Mature trees grow to 20 ft. Two varieties are needed for best fruit set. Fruit production expected during 3 rd year. Anna- Low chill apple developed in Israel. Trees are vigorous and relatively ...

It’s always useful to keep in mind that when we buy a certain variety of fruit tree we are the beneficiaries of clonal propagation; that is, the fruit we harvest is coming from canopy growth (called a ...

Fruit trees are some of the best plants that you can grow in your yard. They're beautiful, offer some much-needed shade in summer, and they feed you. Even beginning gardeners can grow fruit trees in ...

Peaches are in season and this fruit tree produces a flat peach which is adapt to all climates (not just the cold). It tastes ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

A guide to when and how to prune fan-trained fruit trees for healthy trees and bumper crops, including tips for training trees and pruning established trees.

Matt Bunch, a horticulturist with the Giving Grove, offers tips on which varieties of fruit trees grow best in our area and how to plant and care for them. Shane Keyser skeyser@kcstar.com Growing ...

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