Have you ever noticed that your backyard apple or pear tree produces a large quantity of fruit one year, but a ...

Wax on, wax off. Wax on again. You may have noticed that when you run a knife over a store-bought apple, wax scrapes off — ...

Friends of the UCSC Farm & Garden will present an an in-depth weekend workshop on selecting, growing and caring for apple and pear trees. “Apples, Pears and Other Pomes: A Fruit Tree Weekend Intensive ...

This old-fashioned apple has two notable parent varieties — Melba apple, which is a McIntosh seedling, and Moscow Pear Apple, a cold hardy variety that was developed in Russia.

Gardeners are advised to think twice before "cutting into branches that are more than 10-12cm (4-5in) in diameter". "If you must prune that branch, trace it away from the tree to see if there is a ...

Spring has sprung, and the flowers are blooming. Though it should be smelling pleasant this time of the year, you might walk past the Bradford pear tree and hold your breath. As of January 2023 ...

At almost 400 years old, the Endicott Pear Tree in Danvers is believed to be the oldest living cultivated fruit tree in all of North America. Here's the story of Massachusetts' oldest tree, as ...