Bare-root trees need to be planted quickly to keep their exposed roots from drying out. Here's the best time to plant so ...

Growing apples and pears in your backyard is not as simple as just digging hole, plopping in a tree and waiting for the bounty. Contra Costa Master Gardener Darlene DeRosa says you need to do research ...

Provide your growing apple tree with 1 inch of water per week during the growing and fruiting period, says Walke. During the ...

Question: I’m going to be planting some fruit trees this spring, and I’m wondering if it’s better for me to buy the trees in a big pot from a nursery or if I should get them from a mail order place ...

The UC Master Gardeners of Butte County are part of the University of California Cooperative Extension system, serving our ...

Dormant pruning enhances fruit quality, and the structural integrity of trees that produce it, while promoting fruit ...

When I was a less experienced gardener, I was intimidated by bare-root fruit trees. Piles of sticks bedded down in sawdust would show up in the nurseries at the new year, and I would watch serious and ...