You’ve done it—you planted your fruit trees, nurtured them through spring blossoms, and watched them proudly bear fruit ...

Unlike garden beds with spring flowers or vegetable patches, fruit trees should not be given slow-release fertilizers or compost before winter. Unless soil test results suggest otherwise, fertilizing ...

Q. My 20-something-old redbud tree has developed lichens on the trunk, which is a first. Do I have a problem and is there anything I should do? I have another one in the yard which doesn’t have this ...

Apples should be ready to harvest and dropping off the branches in early autumn, but gardeners need to be aware that these trees still need a lot of care to stay healthy. Paramount Plants, a ...

Pruning an apple tree can seem like a daunting task if you have never done it before. Like most other skills, you start out slowly learning the basics to help build confidence. Then once the basic ...