Q: My Meyer lemon has done well over the years. I protect it when it gets very cold. It has produced fruit regularly each year. My peach tree is about 30 feet away. The lemon is covered in bees, but ...

Question: Our peach trees are in bloom. Does that mean we should prune them at this time? Answer: Enjoy the fall blooms and delay normal pruning until January or early February. Early leaf drop and ...

I live in Folsom, and my peach tree was in full bloom before the ice storm hit. Will there be fruit this year? — George H. Koch Well, it’s a shame that it was in full bloom. The flowers cannot take ...

Q: Several years ago at the university orchard on Horse Drive, you gave us a list of five different peach trees to plant, each ripening at different times. We’ve enjoyed peaches from May through ...

My wife and I have been out running errands. I’ve been looking at trees and a dozen thoughts I wanted to share with you have been ripping through my mind like that final spin of the wash cycle. I’ve ...

Unseasonal weather and a leap year have led peach trees in Hanoi to bloom weeks ahead of schedule, prompting growers to spend millions of VND each day in efforts to delay the harvest and protect their ...

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) – the Year of the Horse approaches, peach growers in Da Bac commune, Phu Tho province, are busy ...