Planting a fruit tree in your yard can mean a bounty of fresh apples, boxes of peaches, or baskets of fresh figs as they’re ...

When planting a fruit orchard in your yard, make sure you don't forget about pruning. Neglecting to prune your fruit trees, including your apricot trees (Prunus armeniaca), creates added stress and ...

Fresh apricots on a plate with two cut in half on a wood table - Sevil Azeri/Getty Images Apricots are juicy and tasty fruit that give you a little burst of sunshine on your tongue when you take that ...

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a ...

Question: I’d like to grow my own fruit trees, but I’m short on space. Can I grow fruit trees in containers? Answer: We’re happy to say yes, you can. One of the great pleasures in life is picking ...

The gardening season is in full swing and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and ...

I planted an apricot tree about three years ago. It has gotten huge, over ten feet tall. I had two or three apricots the second year. Last year it was full of blossoms, loaded, then we got frost and ...

Nalani Vaughn, owner of Fruitmommy Organic Solutions, watched as her crew of experienced pruners removed deadwood and branches from the grove of 15 mature navel and Valencia orange trees, survivors of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When planting a fruit orchard in your yard, make sure you don't forget about pruning. Neglecting to prune your fruit trees, ...