Some fruit trees are notorious for producing a big crop one year and a much smaller crop the next. Here's what to know and what you can do about it.

Ventura County growers faced challenges from heat waves to the Mountain Fire in 2024. Here's the latest on the crop report.

Some of the signs that fruit trees are ailing and need specialized care include declining quality, quantity, size, shape or flavor of their fruit, changes in the color or a brown edge to their ...

Brady Nursery offers a wide selection of annuals, perennials, fruit and nut trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, and more. They also provide expert landscape design and installation for both ...

Hasey, J. (2009). Fruit and nut varieties for low-elevation Sierra foothills. Oakland: UC ANR. (2010). Peaches. In A. E. Kirsten (ed.), Pennsylvannia Tree Fruit Production Guide 2010-2011 edition (pp.

So why are trees grafted? There are a couple of reasons, according to LSU AgCenter fruit and nut specialist Michael Polozola. “Let’s use pecans as an example,” he said.

Below is Polozola’s advice on pruning and training the shape of some common fruit trees as well as pecans, which we usually think of as nuts but actually are drupes, a type of fruit. Peach: Polozola ...

Below is Polozola’s advice on pruning and training the shape of some common fruit trees as well as pecans, which we usually think of as nuts but actually are drupes, a type of fruit. Peach ...

Peach: Polozola recommends training these trees in the open center or vase form, which features three or four main limbs that grow outward. After you bring home peach trees from the nursery, you ...

Peach: Polozola recommends training these trees in the open center or vase form, which features three or four main limbs that grow outward. After you bring home peach trees from the nursery, you ...

Nut trees like hazelnut or hickory are great for wildlife, as are fruit trees such as cherry, pear, or serviceberry. Check with your local tree nursery, arborist, or cooperative extension to get ...

Most fruit and nut trees require a full day of sun and an area of at least 25 feet by 25 feet. Keep in mind that a single regionally adapted pear tree, when properly cared for, can produce two ...