Lots of fruit trees take many years to start shedding their edibles. However, this one is relatively fast-growing as long as ...

If you want to plant fruit trees to enjoy the joys of homegrown harvests, the fall is a perfect time to do so. The ground conditions are ideal, as the soil is still holding onto warmth from summer, ...

Gary Vondrasek, of Edwardsville, displays his own pawpaw pudding, from his own recipe, along with a display of pawpaw fruits harvested from his own backyard, in his own backyard. He accompanied the ...

In January, I recognize the blessing of living in Southern California each time I step into my backyard and see a navel orange tree laden with fruit. As winter sets in, imbibing a daily dose of juicy ...

It's no surprise that your collective fruit lexicon tends to be punctuated by familiar favorites like apples, cherries, plums, and nectarines — and for good reason. These are the fruits that filled ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum). The latter two ...

Deciding when to plant a fruit tree depends on several factors. The ideal planting time for bare-root trees is different from the planting time for container-grown trees. The type of fruit tree, as ...

We all enjoy apples, pears, plums, oranges and other fruits that are commonly available in our grocery stores, but there are many other less familiar fruits. This topic was prompted by the upcoming ...