Growing heirloom apple trees is becoming increasingly popular among home gardeners. With their hardy parentage, heirlooms are resilient and fairly easy to grow. There are dwarf and semi-dwarf ...

Fruit trees require some care and upkeep to ensure they produce, but only two types can be pruned in the winter.

Dreaming of harvesting peaches, plums, apples or figs from your own backyard? Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with ...

With the right variety, you can cultivate perfect harvests from home.

Martin specifically recommends the dwarf fig Ficus carica ‘Fignomenal’ as her top pick for growing in pots. This pint-sized ...

Green-thumbed shoppers keen to start growing their own fruit can't go wrong with a traditional apple tree, which is set to yield masses of sweet and crisp fruit as early as its first growing season.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Apple growers want to get the most out of their high-value cultivars, and a Purdue University study shows they might want to focus on the types of apples they plant near those ...

Q: This year I finally gave in and had my lawn sprayed for weeds. I’ve had a Fireside apple tree for a decade or so, and this year, for the first time, I found small apples all over the ground around ...

Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County will offer a hands-on learning opportunity for aspiring fruit growers and home ...

Apples of different sizes from the same tree on Dick Wingfield’s property show signs of fungus and holes from moths or worms. Dick Wingfield, of Lecompton, says his two apple trees are producing an ...