Regularly trimming away damaged and unsightly branches is key to maintaining a healthy tree with an aesthetically pleasing ...

Insects’ aversion to worm castings is demonstrated when they are spread over ant nests, causing the ants to remove themselves ...

Boxes of fruit tree branches lined the walls of the Washington State University Mount Vernon Research and Extension Center on ...

Dr. Elizabeth Houghton recently graduated from the Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science’s Department of Biology. Her latest ...

Researchers at UBC Okanagan are working to learn more about how sweet cherry trees naturally protect their buds from freezing ...

Late winter and early spring is the best time to prune established citrus trees,p and protect them from frost.

A UBC Okanagan researcher is trying to understand why 'supercooling' in cherry trees doesn't protect buds in spring.

Researchers at UBCO are investigating how sweet cherry flower buds survive freezing temperatures in winter orchards.

Pruning trees ensures they remain healthy, safe, and beautiful. An important part of maintaining trees is trimming them at ...

Sara Coleridge, daughter of Samuel Coleridge the poet, wrote verses for children during the mid-1800s and amongst her ditties ...

M any gardeners with small yards might think that growing mulberries is not possible in confined or compact spaces. While it ...

We’ve been experiencing fairly high temperatures and may be looking forward to being outdoors, but don’t start too early on ...