Fruit Trees Archives

Every other fruit tree in the yard rewards patience — leave an apple, peach, or plum a little longer and it usually gets sweeter. Pears are the exception, and it

Let me guess. You’ve managed to keep an apple tree alive (congrats!), but now you’re staring at it with pruning shears in hand, absolutely terrified of making the wrong cut.

Many garden books and papers on fig tree care recommend the growing of figs only in the South and West where the abundance of sunshine and sandy soil favors them.