AMES, Iowa – Soon, it will be time for apple trees to bloom and bear delicious fruit for all to enjoy. But not all apple trees are fruitful. Why are some trees more productive than others? There are ...

The first delivery of apple trees left the garden centre this week for a wonderful initiative by the Teachers Credit Union of Ireland. They are gifting schools across the country mini orchards of ...

Growing fruit trees indoors can provide a ton of flexibility, but if you want them to produce fruit, it's often necessary to assist with pollination.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Apple trees are an enormously popular fruit tree to grow. This is no surprise, given that they can supply a family with an abundance of ...

Editor’s note: Throughout the growing season, Mike Hogan, OSU Extension educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Franklin County, will answer gardening and home landscape questions submitted ...

Q. I have an Asian pear that I planted several years ago but it has never fruited. This spring it had lots of blooms, but it still doesn’t look like it has set any fruit. Can you tell me what is wrong ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract • Background and Aims The gynoecium of the domestic apple, Malus × domestica, has been assumed to be imperfectly syncarpic, whereby ...