A plate of plums sits on a wooden table - Ekaterina Smirnova/Getty Images If your parents ever warned you not to swallow the pits of stone fruits because a fruit tree would grow in your stomach, you ...

This is the fourth year for the bi-annual plantings, which are held in the fall when the plants are dormant and during the spring when they begin to take root. The spring plantings are tied to Earth ...

Name a fruit that grows on trees in backyards across the region. Chances are you said apple, which is the most common tree fruit in the Upper Midwest. While apples enjoy the limelight, plums are often ...

Taoyuan village in Tongxiang, where plum trees have been planted for some 2,500 years, has become an iconic destination for visitors to appreciate the charm of plum flowers and fruit. It is believed ...

Here are some questions I dealt with this past week. Question: My Santa Rosa plum is infested with borers, how do I get rid of them? Answer: Dennis Swartzell from Horticulture Consultants said to ...

Controlling the disease revolves around proper choice of rootstock. Some are better than others; not one is perfect.

If you listen to Jerry Parson’s and my radio show Gardening South Texas, you know we have been emphasizing that this is a good time to plant shade trees. (The show airs on KLUP (AM 930) from noon to 2 ...