Growing a peach tree from a pit lets you enjoy the fun of raising a tree, even though it won’t match the parent fruit. Starting with a clean, dried pit and giving the seed a cold rest helps it sprout ...

Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

Grow your own peach tree with this step-by-step guide. Planting a peach tree in your yard puts fresh, ripe peaches within reach. Among fruit trees, peaches (as well as apricots and nectarines) are ...

Considering buying a bare root fruit tree? Here's all your bare root answers, plus tips on planting. Considering buying a bare root fruit tree but aren’t quite sure? Here’s all your bare root answers: ...

Everything you need to know for making your future fruit trees thrive. Tom G. of Santa Rosa asks: I would like to purchase a few bare root fruit trees and could use some guidance in planting them ...

If you think you don't have space to grow a fruit tree it's time to think again. Now you can get a great choice of easy and reliable small and dwarf varieties of fruit trees in bare root form that ...

To many gardeners, January is shopping season. Every day, it seems, we find a new seed or plant catalog in our mailboxes (both snail and e-mail). These catalogs offer a wealth of information on all ...

From your donor tree, take a stem cutting—also called a scion. This is the portion that will grow into the main tree, with the desirable DNA traits you're looking to reproduce (as opposed to the ...

Q: What is a bare-root fruit tree? A: As I write this, the weather is cold and the term “bare” seems both indecent and cruelly inappropriate. Perhaps we should conceal improper roots with skirts such ...

Protecting your peach tree in winter ensures healthy growth and a strong fruit harvest when the warm weather returns. Wrap trunks and crowns with breathable materials, apply thick mulch, and water ...