Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help ...

Make sure the structure is strong enough to support the tree ... able to reach the branches of the tree to mate, of which its caterpillars will eat the leaves and fruit. Grease bands should ...

As you inspect your trees in the spring and remove fruit, make sure to support any sagging branches. Branches become more susceptible to bending or breaking as fruit trees mature. Stakes and trellises ...

Growing fruit trees in containers or in the ground in ... in the tree’s trunk and roots don’t have so many branches to support. It lessens stress and, because the cuts have time to heal ...

Winter may seem like a quiet season for gardens, but it's actually the ideal time to tackle essential tasks like tree pruning ...

The trunk, 119 feet in circumference and roughly 38 feet in diameter, supports a crown the ... in the seasonal cycle of a tree whose branches bear the fruit of hope. “It’s as if that tree ...

There are several important jobs that must be done this time of year to protect your gardening tools and equipment and ...

The budget supermarket’s new ‘festive’ confectionary mash-up is baffling, says Clair Woodward – because who needs chocolate ...

The small greenish flowers grow on trees in their native Mexico and other warm climates. However, despite fitting all the requirements for a fruit ... meal and will help support your eyes ...

Rather than using commercial fertilizer, top dress the soil around the tree with compost once a year. Avoid fertilizing in summer. Don’t expect fruit for ... tendency is to branch, so why ...

Drought and other extreme weather has resulted in a global shortage of cocoa beans and massive prices this year ...