Dreaming of stepping into your backyard to pick fresh, juicy fruit straight from the tree? It might seem like a project ...

“Asian pears are ready to pick and eat as soon as their skin is no longer green and has changed to shades of brown, russet, ...

Why buy fruit trees and shrubs from a nursery when you can propagate them yourself easily and for free? Learn which fruiting ...

Learn when to prune fruit trees and when to steer clear of the shears to see the most vigorous growth and best crop harvests.

It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to find piles of smashed, rotten, unpicked fruit on a city sidewalk or in a ...

It’s summertime in Northern Michigan and there are boats to float, bonfires to build, brats to grill, fish to catch, friends to make and promises to keep, but picking juicy cherries with you is always ...

Autumn brings yearly anticipation of ripe pears and apples. But how do you know when it’s the right time to pull them off the ...

Cherries hang from a branch on a tree in an orchard off West Sagemoor Road in Franklin County. A cool spring delayed maturity of the sweet fruit around the Mid-Columbia, according to a horticulture ...

Avery Bittner, 6, holds up a cherry she picked for her mom, Emily, at Ridgetop Orchards. Mirror photo by Holly Claycomb FISHERTOWN — It was going to take a while for Emily Bittner to get her cherry ...

Just imagine, it’s the height of autumn and you see glistening red apples hanging from your neighbor’s tree over the fence line from branches extending onto your property. The early morning dew and ...