To take advantage of these fast-tracked yields, look for apple trees grafted on M.9, M.26, Bud 9, or MM106 rootstocks. In pears, look for semi-dwarfing rootstocks like OHxF 87, OHxF 333, or OHxF 513.

Will the latest Arctic freeze impact your fruit trees? Know the stages of your trees’ budding cycle to discover the answer. Courtesy Johnson County Extension With the recent spell of arctic ...

Use clean pruners to make a cut at a 45-degree angle near the end of the branch. Trim the tip of the branch straight across ...

Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.

Pruning is essential if you want to keep your fruit trees healthy. Doing this will stimulate healthy growth, and over time, help the tree develop stronger branches. With most apple trees, November is ...

Evergreen fruit trees, including lemon trees, other citrus varieties, and avocado, don’t require a chilling or dormant period ...

The early morning of Jan. 15, temperatures plummeted to nearly -10 degrees in Oronoko Township, chilling the rural southwest Michigan community's orchards and vineyards. A couple of weeks later, ...

Broadly speaking, apples grow on trees in two basic configurations, spur bearing and tip bearing. The most common type we see nowadays are spur-bearing trees. Spurs are modified shoots usually less ...

With the recent spell of arctic temperatures in the KC area, you may wonder if that fruit tree in your yard will do anything worthwhile this year. Luckily, this cool stretch happened early enough in ...