Unlike all the fancy and popular Japanese plums and European prunes, wild plum, Prunus americana, is almost never planted intentionally. It is a common understock for the more desirable types, and ...

Wild plum, or Prunus americana, may be the wallflower of native fruit trees - because even though it is one of the most abundant native trees, it usually goes unnoticed as it grows along roadsides on ...

Wild plums are commonly found growing along Missouri highways and backyards. A workshop on Friday will demonstrate the best methods for ensuring the fruit can be harvested and eaten. Lincoln ...

I would like to add some native trees to my yard. I am also interested in adding fruit production to my gardening plan. What Missouri native trees would be appropriate for landscaping and also produce ...

How do the insect pests find our gardens hidden amongst the trees? Gardeners that grow vine crops are likely familiar with the striped cucumber beetle. It gets my vote for worst vegetable garden pest.

Being refined can be a desirable quality. It reflects a process in which the best possible features have been distilled and are on display. With this refining process there are traits which are ...

Nebraska trees are displaying some pretty colors this spring, and that includes the wild plum thickets you might see on rural roadsides. The wild plum is a shrub, and is known to grow in thickets. The ...

As unsold holiday junk is cleared from store shelves the day after Christmas, nurseries around Southern California will be filling up with bare-root fruit trees. The thought of apricots, cherries and ...