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If you're on the lookout for something refreshing, mildly sweet, and surprisingly healthy, meet the rose apple—a tropical fruit that’s as lovely as its name. Also known as Syzygium jambos, rose apple ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

Two arboreal experts will lead a workshop on fruit tree pruning Feb. 1 at Harmony Farm Supply and Nursery in Sebastopol. Fred Frey and Kamala Dionne from Vintage Tree Care will teach the hands-on ...

Rose apples have a variety of health benefits, like improving heart health, promoting immunity, controlling diabetes, and improving digestion. Despite their name, rose apples are more closely related ...

Growing heirloom apple trees is becoming increasingly popular among home gardeners. With their hardy parentage, heirlooms are resilient and fairly easy to grow. There are dwarf and semi-dwarf ...

Come summers and Indian grocery stores and the local fruit-vendor stalls are filled with seasonal goodness from a variety of fruits and berries. There's the bright red of watermelons and cherries, the ...

Growing fruit in a backyard or home orchard can be rewarding or can be very frustrating, depending on disease and insect pests that may be present. While it is tempting to plant fruit trees and not ...

This year I treated myself to a whole new battery of climbing roses. This does not happen very often – if ever – in one’s life and I am duly excited, impatient and grateful. I have planted them all to ...