CORVALLIS – Just when you’re ready for a long winter’s nap, it’s time to tend your fruit trees. If you don’t, chances are they’ll struggle in the coming season. Giving them attention now helps ward ...

Pruning fruit trees allows for better air circulation, plant growth, and fruit quality. November is a great time to prune as ...

Remove leaves, windfall fruit, and weeds around trees, and mulch for soil insulation. Protect trees with tree guards, fencing, and frequent applications of a deterrent. Fertilize only if a soil test ...

There's little as rewarding as eating homegrown fruit. The good news: Many varieties — like mulberry and lemon trees — don't require a large backyard to flourish. While it's true that some fruit trees ...

Orchards aren’t the only places where fruit trees can flourish. A modest yard, or even a patio, can be enough space to cultivate a tiny tree that will be a prodigious producer. Dwarf varieties ...

Lemon trees can be grown indoors over the winter and even produce fruit. However, they need to be provided with their ideal ...

January is the season when dormant fruit and nut trees arrive at garden centers and hardware stores. Here’s a crib sheet of quick answers to common questions about the many types of fruit that we can ...