The five-cut rule forces pruners to start with big cuts before they get bogged down by detail pruning. “By the second or ...

If you're growing fruit trees, then harvesting the (literal) fruits of your labor is the most exciting part. To speed that ...

Grapes are grown for many reasons: ornamental, shade arbors, fruit and wine. All of them share one thing in common: grape ...

Depending on the size and variety of the pear tree, expect it to bear fruit between three to seven years of age. “You can ...

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be holding a hands-on workshop to teach proper pruning techniques for fruit ...

The Bradford pear (Pyrus callerana "Bradford") was originally developed as a way to help control fire blight in pear trees.

Participants will be trained on safety considerations when pruning home or commercial orchards and will have the opportunity for hands-on practice.

Although most trees benefit from winter pruning, some benefit from early spring trims in March. Here's what you need to know ...

The fact that apples grown from seedling trees are extremely tart and basically inedible — as opposed to cloned or grafted ...

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s ...