Choose the right type of tree. Selecting a variety of apple or pear tree that will thrive in your yard and produce the fruit you want requires careful research. Jon Traunfeld of the University of ...

This month is a crucial time to set your apple tree up for success ...

If you’re in the market for an apple or pear tree this spring, consider buying an espaliered tree. Espalier is a form of pruning where a tree is trained to grow flat, usually against a wall or fence.

The secret to growing apples and pears is to do your homework before you plant, says Contra Costa Master Gardener Darlene DeRose. For success, DeRose says, you need to consider your climate, your soil ...

Growing from seed may not give you the results you want.

Growing apples and pears in your backyard is not as simple as just digging hole, plopping in a tree and waiting for the bounty. Contra Costa Master Gardener Darlene DeRosa says you need to do research ...

Hello Mid-Ohio Valley farmers and gardeners! It is hard to believe this is the last week of April. Hopefully, most of the cold weather is behind us as we experienced two very chilling nights this week ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. – A Brookings-area Master Gardener is donating 30 apple trees to local youth for the sixth annual Fruitful ...

March is a good month to be a fruit grower. While gardeners are starting seeds and thumbing through catalogs, home orchard growers can get outside and start pruning fruit trees. Early spring is the ...

Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) remains one of the most persistent and destructive pests of homegrown apples and pears.

My neighbor stopped me at the fence a few years back and watched me struggling to stake a young apple tree branch down with ...