Q: I watched your pruning videos on YouTube and learned a lot. Is it possible to reduce the size of a standard-sized apple tree to a dwarf size this way? A: Probably not. Standard-sized apple trees ...

Many people dream of picking their own fresh fruit, but they live in areas with long, harsh winters. However, even in these chilling conditions, it's still possible to make lemonade from your very own ...

Colby Eierman manages one of the most exquisite farms in Sonoma County. The organic gardens he oversees at Sonoma’s Stone Edge Farm are painted with colorful heirloom fruits and marigolds and artfully ...

Q:I’M inquiring about the availability of dwarf persimmons. A friend has a small yard, and a dwarf tree would be the ideal size. A: There are many different types of dwarf fruit trees, but I’m not ...

Growing fruit trees is full of misconceptions. Just because you don’t live on a expansive farm with hundreds of acres doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy the fruits of your passion. Dwarf varieties of ...

Q: I am interested in planting a fruit tree in my yard. After reading your blog, I was thinking of a fig tree, but I have been told that they can get very large. I wanted it to stay under 8 feet tall ...

Fruit trees are not for the lazy. They require a strict regimen of spraying for disease and pests, said Howard Siegrist, the Licking County extension educator with the Ohio State University Extension.

I didn’t set out to own an apple orchard. It just came with the house. “Those old apple trees are probably only going to last another couple of years,” the realtor said. That was 22 years ago. Some of ...

Apple trees bring a bounty of benefits to your yard - to say nothing of the fruit itself! Even better, in some places, fall ...

Colby Eierman manages one of the most exquisite farms in Sonoma County. The organic gardens he oversees at Sonoma's Stone Edge Farm are painted with colorful heirloom fruits and marigolds and artfully ...

SALISBURY — Many gardeners are opting to integrate fruit trees into their landscape and create an “edible landscape.” Blending edibles with landscape plants isn’t necessarily a new practice. The use ...