Did your apricots or peaches have crusty spots or “freckles” on their skins this summer? If so, you may have been seeing the ...

Abnormally wet spring weather and a deluge of invasive pest insects plagued the Traverse City area’s signature fruit crop.

Growing your own fruit at home may sound like it requires a lot of time and effort for healthy trees and bumper harvests. But ...

The mixture of red, purple, orange and yellow is the result of chemical processes that take place in the tree as the seasons change from summer to winter. During the spring and summer the leaves have ...

Which type of cherry tree do I have? There are three groups of cherries ... This reduces the risk of silver leaf disease which is most widespread in winter. Initial pruning and training of young trees ...

If the leaves are left to decompose, the diseases they carry will be passed on to the new leaves in the spring, damaging the tree the leaves came from. Meyer recommends people unsure about their ...

Scramble high enough above the tree line in the mountains of Africa, Asia, Hawaii, and the Americas, and you will see thick towers of plants crowned by mops of living and dead leaves. In a poetic ...

Sprawling orchards might come to mind when we think of fruit trees, but even the tiniest garden can offer fresh pickings for ...

Sweet cherries are delicious, but for a truly pucker-producing experience, go with sour cherries. This tart fruit should be ...

2024 — Researchers have developed a model that uses gene activity to predict when Somei Yoshino cherry tree buds awake from dormancy. Their findings could ... How Gaps in the Canopy of a ...

Cherry was diagnosed with brittle bone disease at birth, and has been to the hospital more than 20 times for checkups and surgery. But that certainly hasn’t stopped her from staying strong in ...

For this cherry-berry blend, quick-cooking tapioca is best for the job: It bakes up clear and does not break down over time (though we suspect getting through any leftovers won't be much of an ...