As plum trees grow swiftly, they often produce fruit out of reach, which then falls and creates a mess. The excessive fruit ...

Which Fruit Trees Are Best for Beginners? If you're just starting out with gardening, you might be wondering: Which fruit ...

A major revitalisation of a heritage orchard at the University of Tasmania 's Newnham campus is continuing, with agricultural ...

The longest-lived fruit trees are pear, apple, apricot, quince and Japanese and European plum varieties. At this time every year, brown rot disease strikes most stone fruit, always as ripening starts.

Discover HoneySweet, a genetically engineered plum variety resistant to plum pox potyvirus (PPV). Field-tested for over 15 years in Europe, this high-quality fruit showcases the power of genetic ...

During a dormancy period, a plant’s growth slows down or temporarily stops - and plum trees experience this. The tree will be conserving energy and resources during this time of inactivity - and ...

With plum trees, proper timing and the open-center method are key to pruning success. Spring or mid-summer are ideal times to prune plum trees. Conversely, you should avoid pruning in the winter ...

Black knot, a fungal disease, is affecting cherry and plum trees in the Greater Columbus area, likely due to recent wet weather. The disease causes hard, black knots on branches, disrupting growth ...

Introducing the Experts: – Holly Simpson Baldwin, co-owner of The Farm Between, a nursery and farm stand in Jeffersonville, ...

A common fungal disease of cherry and plum trees is widespread in Greater Columbus, likely worsened by the abnormally wet conditions experienced locally both this spring and last spring. Black ...

Trees provide essential structure while adding their own unique beauty to the landscape. Discover gorgeous flowering trees ...

Control of black knot Cherry and plum trees should be inspected each year for the presence of black knot, and infected twigs should pruned out before the tree flowers in order to reduce the potential ...