Fruit production is on an indefinite hiatus at Cloud Mountain Farm Center due to a lack of funds, signaling the end of an era for a beloved program with a long history.

The children took turns with the spade, compost and watering can to give their tree the best possible start. They learned ...

Dear Neil: I’m seeing the landscape guys putting mounds of mulch around tree trunks in town. Is that really a good idea? It ...

The only thing you can do catastrophically wrong is to remove all the 2-year-old wood on apples, pears, and European plums.

For those dreaming of tropical fruits, but don't live in a tropical paradise, there's one fruit you may be able to grow in ...

“Where oh where is dear little Susie? Way down yonder in the Pawpaw Patch….” If you grew up in the eastern United States, you ...

It never fails, someone brings in peaches from their own orchard to someone else, and that person says, “I want to grow some ...

There are two categories to consider when choosing a new tree: its growth habits, and your purpose in planting it.

However, not all hope is lost if you're struggling to get a persimmon tree to fruit. Gardening experts say there are a few ...

The first step to quickly transforming your yard into an orchard is selecting trees that fruit between one and five years.

• Before the heat and dry air of spring and summer, update your irrigation system to in-line drip, flexible tubing with ...

Last week, while I was going to town, a neighbor and friend from church asked me what I knew was an orange-like small tree that begins with C. He knew that I understood plants. I said, “Calamondin.” I ...