Hand pollination is a great way to get your fruit trees to produce better, more abundant harvests. It partly substitutes for natural pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and birds—which is ...

It seems like everyone is enthusiastically installing pollinator gardens these days. I love to see folks appreciating the nature around them, especially when it includes our invertebrate friends that ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

AMES, Iowa – Soon, it will be time for apple trees to bloom and bear delicious fruit for all to enjoy. But not all apple trees are fruitful. Why are some trees more productive than others? There are ...

The spiky desert succulents typically blossom beginning in late February. But this season, many started growing flowers up to ...

ALEXANDRIA — Staring out at a frozen yard in January, it’s tempting to imagine that pollinator gardening is a “spring problem ...

Joshua trees rely on a single moth species to reproduce.

Imagine waking up to the scent of lemon blossoms or plucking a handful of sweet cherries without even stepping outside your door. That's the magic of growing fruit trees indoors. From peach to lime, ...

When people think of oil palm, they picture tall trees, heavy fruit bunches, harvesters wielding long poles, and tankers ...