An abundance of varieties, each with a different texture, taste and colour, is available to plant in even the smallest garden ...

UC Davis researchers in the Department of Plant Sciences have laid the foundation for understanding the genes that control the ripening process in plums. Po-Kai Huang, a postdoctoral scholar, ...

These fruit trees benefit from being planted in the fall because it allows them to establish a good root system before extreme cold sets in.

One native British small tree holds 'secrets' according to folklore - and anyone cutting it down on this date could find themselves ‘cursed'.

Nature writer Kumar (Conversations with Birds) explores the history and diversity of apples in this thorough mix of memoir and ecology. Growing up in northern India, Kumar started foraging for apples ...

A new study on chimpanzees in Uganda and Côte d'Ivoire supports a theory that humans may have inherited a taste for alcohol from primate ancestors.

In the UK, the apple and pear picking season spans from late summer to late autumn, with most varieties being ready in October. Plum trees, inlcuding the Victoria and Marjorie varieties, are also ...

A year ago, the last hurricane palm (Dictyosperma album var. conjugatum H.E.Moore & J.Guého) still found in its natural habitat, on the Mauritius Islands off the coast of Madagascar, Africa, died. As ...

Dramatic dashcam footage shows a white Ford Fairlane swerving erratically around another vehicle before slamming into a tree in Brisbane's south. Footage of the crash, which took place at Mt Petrie Rd ...