This is the perfect time of year to plant fruit trees. They're a great plant to have if you have the space for them. Here's a ...

Growing from seed may not give you the results you want.

Who wouldn't love to grow a mini orchard housing diverse fruit trees to keep us and the pretty birds visiting our backyards satiated year-round. Sadly, with even the youngest seedlings costing over ...

Whether you're planning to add cherry trees to your yard or you want to help your established trees thrive, here's what you ...

Help them grow strong roots.

The loquat tree (Eriobotrya japonica) is flowering now and will continue blooming into February. Its tasty yellow or orange fruit are borne January to April, barring a hard freeze. Loquat trees — aka ...

Question: A seedling orange tree has started to grow in our landscape near one of our established trees. Will it bear fruit? Answer: Expect fruits similar to the parent tree, but you must wait a while ...

5 things to do in the garden this week: 1. Fruit trees. Plant a Chinese date tree (Zizyphus jujube). It does fine when planted this time of year. Chinese date is an extremely drought-tolerant tree, ...

Green-thumbed residents, or anyone who just likes trees, are welcome to purchase seedlings during this year’s annual Tree Seedling Sale through the Centre County Conservation District. Both non-fruit ...

If you are planning to create a backyard orchard, add fruit trees to a container garden, or expand your list of edible foods, ...

My neighbor stopped me at the fence a few years back and watched me struggling to stake a young apple tree branch down with ...