Spotting common apple tree pests before they wreak havoc on your fruit trees is critical. Get expert tips and insight for ...

Is your fruit tree looking sick or bearing bad fruit? Fruit tree diseases are common: Here's how to identify the problem so you can effectively treat your tree.

Fruit flies are attracted to fermenting fruit and vegetables, food particles, and grime in sink drains, and trash cans. A homemade spray with lemongrass essential oil can repel them or kill them ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and ...

Blossom and fruit drop and fruit splitting are fairly common problems for fruit trees. While losing blossoms and small fruit ...

The longer you wait to prune apple trees, the harder it is to eventually get them back producing fruit. It will take several years, taking a third off a year, to restore it.

Late winter is an ideal time for pruning many trees, and fruit trees are no exception. Regularly trimming away damaged and unsightly branches is key to maintaining a healthy tree with an ...

Apple trees that are not pruned for several years will often produce so many branches that little energy is left for fruit production. Overgrown apple trees are also difficult to harvest and spray.

A highly contagious disease that can wipe out an apple orchard threatens Connecticut’s fruit crop. But there’s help on the way. Fire blight, a bacteria that gets into the apple tree as it is ...

Apple trees suffering from coddling moth caterpillars benefit from bagging the fruit at just the right time. You can also tent the entire tree with mesh netting before bloom.

Gardeners who have fruit trees in their gardens are being urged to do one task now to ensure they have a "lovely crop" in the summer.

“You want to increase airflow and sunlight. If you do need to spray your fruit trees, they’ll be easier to spray,” said LSU AgCenter fruit and nut specialist Michael Polozola.