Pruning is essential if you want to keep your fruit trees healthy. Doing this will stimulate healthy growth, and over time, help the tree develop stronger branches. With most apple trees, November is ...

Have you ever heard of the pawpaw tree or its fruit? No? Well, same, until today. The pawpaw tree is native to Ohio and is in fact extremely common, according to the Ohio Department of Natural ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

Scientists working in research groves, like one in Nova Scotia, are developing your favorite new apple variety. By Elizabeth Landau Imagine reaching up to a tree branch and plucking an apple that’s ...

If you're planning to add fruit trees to your yard, timing matters. With pear trees (Pyrus communis), spring is the time to act. Planting in early spring gives pear trees the time they need to ...

The pawpaw tree, which produces Ohio's official native fruit, is common throughout the state. Pawpaw fruit tastes like a combination of banana, mango, and pineapple and is harvested in late summer and ...