Fruit trees may not produce fruit due to improper tree vigor, often caused by over-fertilization or excessive pruning. Frost damage can prevent fruit set, even if flowers open; choose later-blooming ...

When planting a fruit orchard in your yard, make sure you don't forget about pruning. Neglecting to prune your fruit trees, including your apricot trees (Prunus armeniaca), creates added stress and ...

Want to cut down your own Christmas tree? A variety of locations offer you that option, inlcuding Kuhns Tree Farm near Boalsburg. Is your tree up yet? For many Centre County residents, the annual trip ...

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WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - If you’ve been outside recently, there’s a high chance you’ve seen a lot of acorns lying around. If it seems like there’s been more than in previous years, you’re not nutty, but ...

Q: I would like a Gala apple tree to match my two Anna apple trees. They are about 12 feet apart. How far from them can I plant the Gala tree, and will there be a problem with cross-pollination or ...

(Stacker) - At this time of year, Christmas trees are America’s most important crop. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Census of Agriculture declares Oregon the nation’s prime producer of ...