I would like your expertise on my Louisiana sweet oranges. Some of the fruit is splitting open. Could you let me know what is wrong? — James Howard This occurs when a citrus tree absorbs water and ...

Dreaming of harvesting peaches, plums, apples or figs from your own backyard? Growing delicious homegrown fruit starts with ...

TOM G. ASKS: I AM GOING TO PURCHASE A COUPLE OF BAREROOT FRUIT TREES. What directions can you share so I plant them correctly? After you’ve purchased the trees, soak the roots in a bucket of water for ...

These dormant trees grow strong roots.

This container plant provides beauty and fruit.

Yes, you can grow fresh fruit on your balcony.

Honey fungus is causing root rot in trees and orchards in South Carolina, posing a threat to one of the nation’s largest peach industries. The Armillaria root rot, also know as oak root rot, is ...

Fruit trees. Consider planting a guava tree. Make sure it’s a tropical guava (Psidium guajava) and not a pineapple guava (Feijoa sellowiana) or a strawberry guava (Psidium callleianum). The latter two ...

There are several advantages to planting bare-root trees: they are usually less expensive, easier for gardeners to transport, and they will grow their roots entirely into native soil (rather than ...