Hand pollination is a great way to get your fruit trees to produce better, more abundant harvests. It partly substitutes for natural pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and birds—which is ...

It’s normal for fruit trees to drop some fruit early in the summer to stay healthy and balanced. Pollination problems, pests, and wild weather can cause trees to lose fruit before it’s ready. Among ...

Provide your growing apple tree with 1 inch of water per week during the growing and fruiting period, says Walke. During the ...

Q: We just planted a semidwarf apricot tree. It has two fruits on it, but no additional flowers. How do we take care of a new tree? How often do we water it? Do we need to worry about worms? Our tree ...

Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet tall ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

Enjoy delicious fruit—even if you're growing your trees indoors. Hand pollination is a great way to get your fruit trees to produce better, more abundant harvests. It partly substitutes for natural ...