Winter is a great time to be pruning fruit trees, like apples, because they are dormant and it’s easier to see what is going on. Giving them a good haircut will keep them in shape and keep them ...

Getting the timing wrong is one of the most common mistakes everyone makes when growing fruit trees. Some rush to plant and end up doing it at the wrong time. Others fertilize or water when it does ...

Pruning fruit trees in late winter during the dormant season can promote rampant upright “water sprout” growth, which might not be what you want in a home garden. The usual recommended timing for ...

Ten years ago, my daughter Kristin, then just 7 years old, and I were exploring Strybing Arboretum, the famous botanical garden in San Francisco. There, on a back wall were several enormous passion ...

In traditional fruit production, formidable challenges arise from labor costs and shortages, prompting extensive research into agricultural automation and the use of intelligent robots for tasks like ...

TINO CARNEVALE: Many people become anxious when it comes time to pruning their fruit trees - like this apple here. They think that they'll ruin next years' crop or they'll kill the tree. The good news ...