Plant pear and other fruit trees now. Now is the time to plant fruit (and nut) trees. Before a fruit tree is planted, make sure there is adequate space. Most fruit trees require an area 25 feet by 25 ...

Late winter is an ideal time for pruning many trees, and fruit trees are no exception. Regularly trimming away damaged and unsightly branches is key to maintaining a healthy tree with an aesthetically ...

Celebrating seasonal holidays usually pulls us away from routine garden maintenance, often happily so, but as it happens winter holidays happen to coincide with a spray schedule for dormant fruit and ...

Late fall and winter are prime time for planting trees in Louisiana. If you’re interested in adding some fruit trees to your ...

GRAND RAPIDS — Hop on your bicycle for a tour of local gardens featuring fruit and nut trees, 3-5 p.m. Saturday. Bikers will conduct an inventory of fruit and nut trees using the new Tree I.D.

Chilling hours, often shortened to chill hours, refer to the number of hours a fruit tree is exposed to temperatures between ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Sometimes nut-bearing trees, such as hickory, walnut, and pecan, drop their ...