Cherry trees offer beauty in every season, support local wildlife, and reward you with tasty fruit year after year. Plant cherry trees in early spring or late fall in full sun and well-drained soil to ...

Plant the pit: After stratification, fill a small pot with well-draining potting soil. Plant the pit about 1 inch deep in the soil. Water the soil and place the pot in a sunny location. Keep the soil ...

A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of cherry ...

Having a black cherry tree in your yard may sound nice, but there are some major cons you'll need to consider that could ...

With the challenges to growing citrus that citrus greening presents, I have been looking for alternative low-maintenance fruit options for folks to try in their dooryard settings. I recently came ...

Pruning fruit trees helps maintain size and shape, and it's the best way to control your crop. Here's when to prune fruit trees by season and type of tree.

Tucked among the thousands of iconic Yoshino cherry trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, is the “indicator tree,” which erupts into full bloom as much as 10 days earlier than its neighbors and ...

We have a cherry tree that gives us a lot of delicious cherries, but unfortunately we have found little worms in the fruit without any telltale signs on the outside of the fruit. What is this? What ...

Southern California is often called a gardener’s paradise because we can grow an amazing variety of plants. It’s warm enough to grow many tropical and subtropical fruits such as citrus, avocado, guava ...

“Presidents’ Day” is upon us again, and that always makes me think of George Washington. For a botanist, the old legend about young George’s chopping down a cherry tree is rather memorable. So, in ...