Q. Last year, my plum tree didn’t have any fruit at all. This spring, it has so many plums that I’m afraid the branches may break! Why? This phenomenon is called “alternate year bearing ...

That's why it's understandably frustrating if you have tried your hardest with a particular fruit tree and it shows no signs of a harvest. It's no secret that growing citrus trees requires some ...

One touch from the tree's sap causes blisters, and a single bite of its fruit can be fatal. Seemingly every aspect of the manchineel tree is designed to cause extreme pain and even death.

you can consider getting a tree or shrub small enough to remain in a pot. Smaller and smaller dwarf type trees and shrubs are being cultivated all the time, and regardless of what kind of fruit ...

One morning last summer I was sitting at my desk, staring idly out the window, when a woman stopped in front of a nectarine tree in my front yard. The fruits were small and still pretty hard, so I ...

Have you ever heard of the pawpaw tree or its fruit? No? Well, same, until today. The pawpaw tree is native to Ohio and is in fact extremely common, according to the Ohio Department of Natural ...