CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

As late February approaches, commercial orchard owners, home growers and researchers prepare for the inevitable task of pruning.

The Refuge Food Forest is quiet. The hum of summer insects among the fruit trees has disappeared, the leaves have all fallen, and their dormant branches stand bare against a cold blue sky. Now is the ...

There are two types of pruning cuts for fruit trees -- heading and thinning -- and which you use depends on what type of tree you’re trimming.

Frigid Texas winters are beneficial for peach trees because they need a certain number of "chilling hours" to yield a good ...

Mid-to-late winter isn’t a welcome time to be out spraying fruit trees, but alas, an important time to tackle the program of dormant spraying. Why is this important? Our tree fruit industry here ...

The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ground is no longer frozen so it can be easily dug, ...

Mango trees thrive in tropical environments, but if you choose the right variety, you can grow these fruit trees indoors and ...

From now until spring, many local retail stores, garden centers, and nurseries will be packed with new plant material just ...

Peach season is just a few months away in Texas, and while our hot summers help produce a higher sugar content in the fruit, it’s what happens during the winter that can either make or break the ...