Fruit trees can yield abundance for your home, if propagated correctly. Instead of using seeds, consider these four methods ...

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 ...

The only other real way to get non-native fruit is to trade with other players. Either enlist a friend and use the Airport to ...

We'd all love an orchard with unlimited fruit trees, a cornucopia of variety that goes on for acres. But a massive fruit orchard isn't in the cards for many home gardeners. Most of us are lucky if we ...

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 ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it’s also very easy.

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It’s not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it’s also very easy. Just know that since avocados are tropical plants, they won’t ...

More than 30 apple trees persist on The Purchase at the national park. They're more than 125 years old, and their DNA is ...

The new “The Home Orchard” covers more crops and site selection, variety choice, pruning, grafting, irrigation and integrated ...

So, you want to grow an avocado tree from seed? It's not only a fun off-season activity, especially for kids, but it's also ...

Some 2,000 oranges are picked Friday in annual harvest from the surviving tree that launched the citrus boom. Columnist David ...

When planting a fruit tree, most gardeners think of purchasing an Anna apple, August Pride peach, Mission fig or Santa Rosa ...