“All major fruit tree species tend to do better with spring planting,” Slack says. But it’s important to work around frost ...

There’s one notable caveat: For the best results, you should opt for a citrus tree. “Meyer lemon and key lime citrus trees ...

Get your backyard orchard started now by choosing from the following popular types of fruit trees that you can plant in ...

Some cherry varieties will be ready for harvesting as early as May, so planting these trees in the fall can set you up for a ...

Cold and snowy winters agree with me just fine. Still, as a northern gardener, my mouth waters and my hands itch to be able to pluck ripe citrus from a home-grown tree in winter. It can be done; just ...

An apple tree can take up to five years to bear fruit, a pear tree between four and six, and a sweet cherry up to seven. The worst part? This countdown begins after you plant the young trees in your ...

Dear Neil: Is it possible to get a Mandarin orange and a lime tree to bear fruit if I have them in patio pots indoors during the winter and outside in the summer? They are about 5 feet tall. The ...

Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

It's planting season for fruit trees, which means exactly squat to most San Franciscans. Typically, trees for sale this time of year --like cherries, peaches and apricots -- require nice, hot summers ...

Sweet potatoes can be harvested at any point once they have "sized up." That basically means when the sweet potatoes have reached a size worth harvesting, says horticulturist Brooke Edmunds of OSU ...

With people in Goa increasingly opting to live in apartments which have little to no open space for planting trees, the novelty of potted fruit trees comes as a welcome relief. Much along the concept ...