It's also important to have a pruning saw to cut off larger branches. A bush tree is the most common form of fruit tree, with an open arrangement of branches growing from a short trunk.

For Sam Van Aken, grafting — a horticultural practice of joining two or more plants together — is about more than just creating the best harvest. It's a way to preserve trees, particularly ...

Each spring, the orchardist is hopeful for good flowering and pollination. This will determine the amount of fruit the tree will start to develop. I am hopeful that this season ...

Buyers would be none the wiser: a tree’s identity often did not become manifest until several years after planting. Fruit innovators ... to the widespread identification of fruits, even in ...

ODNR says Callery pear trees have numerous cultivated varieties that can cross-pollinate with each other and produce viable ...

A fruit is a matured and ripened ovary of a plant ... They spin like helicopters as they fall from the tree, providing a longer time for dispersal by wind. Maple fruits, sycamore Water Some ...

SOURCE: DAVID KARP, University of California, Riverside No other fruit genus can boast such pedigree ... And, an ever expanding family tree.

By pruning, we help the tree grow stronger, which not only boosts fruit production but also ensures the tree is sturdy enough to support the fruit until it ripens in the fall. Pruning also ...