Growing the best fruit trees for your own flavorsome fruit is easy when you know which tree to buy. Homegrown fruit tastes ten times better than shop-bought produce, contains a greater density of ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Ask a member of the Brevard Tropical Fruit Club why they plant fruit trees, and they will wax poetic about the experience. “Planting a fruit tree isn’t just about adding to your garden, it’s about ...

The interconnected, incestuous web of grapefruit lineage commences with a wild fruit indigenous to the Caribbean. A hybrid of the pomelo and orange, it was exceedingly sour, filled with seeds, and ...

For Sam Van Aken, grafting — a horticultural practice of joining two or more plants together — is about more than just creating the best harvest. It's a way to preserve trees, particularly varieties ...

One of the most alluring types of fruit trees to grow in Central Texas is citrus. Early spring is the time to plan for and plant trees if you choose to take on the challenge. Citrus trees have become ...