CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

Home orchards have been popular with Americans since colonial times, and today's PA homeowners are no exception. The taste of homegrown fruit is a big potential payoff, but "growing your own" is a ...

It is bare-root season for fruit trees as well as time to prune and a reminder: before Valentine’s Day spray peaches and nectarines for peach leaf curl. The most important pruning is the pruning of ...

Question: In my backyard I have apple, peach and apricot trees. Should I prune these three species the same way or take a different approach for each? Answer: Pruning is an important and necessary ...

Although you can prune apple trees just about any time of the year, most apple growers agree spring is the best time to do it. One reason given for spring pruning is because when trees come out of ...

Q. I have a Honeycrisp apple tree that was planted about five years ago. It is loaded with apples this year, and the branches are really drooping. I'm afraid they'll break. What should I do, pick some ...

Squirrels, insects and lightning strikes may be the reason for dead tree branches. Pruning the dead branch will solve the problem in most cases. This has been a long, hot, wet summer and soon fall ...

Grafting is a technique used to facilitate new plant growth. It involves attaching part of a plant or tree, called a scion, onto to another branch, called a rootstock. Grafting fruit trees has been in ...

17:40, Wed, Jan 14, 2026 Updated: 17:44, Wed, Jan 14, 2026 Apple trees are hardy and can thrive tucked away in a garden without much maintenance, but one simple job can make a big difference in the ...

February is the perfect time to address the first essential task of the year — pruning. Centre Daily Times, file Home orchards have been popular with Americans since colonial times, and today’s PA ...