Thinning fruit trees is an important summer task that helps you get the best harvests. It may sound counterintuitive, but removing small fruitlets means higher-quality fruits come picking time. If you ...

Those of us who have fruit trees have been enjoying their beautiful flowers for the last few weeks. Now that there’s piles of pink petals all over the ground, it’s time to think about thinning that ...

Plum blossoms are a beautiful sight to behold. Pollinators appreciate their nectar and pollen. Learn about growing the wild plum bush, wild plum tree identification, how to plant plum seeds, create a ...

Thinning the fruit on your trees will pay you big dividends, giving you the largest, sweetest annual crops. Only 5 percent of a tree's flowers need to set fruit to provide a generous crop. Most fruit ...

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 ...

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 ...

Plums don’t get nearly the press that apples, cherries, and peaches get, but they are delicious. Like peaches, nectarines, and apricots, plums are stone fruits, also called drupes, and they work ...