If you’re in the market for an apple or pear tree this spring, consider buying an espaliered tree. Espalier is a form of pruning where a tree is trained to grow flat, usually against a wall or fence.

ANGELINA COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - One of the gardening skills that tend to be forgotten in this day and time is grafting and budding. Grafting and budding are horticultural techniques used to join parts ...

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. WILTON — University of Maine Cooperative Extension is set to offer an apple ...

Weather delayed delivery of the root stock for Garfield Farm Museum's 32nd annual Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar so it has been rescheduled to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17. For $30, participants ...

The secret to growing apples and pears is to do your homework before you plant, says Contra Costa Master Gardener Darlene DeRose. For success, DeRose says, you need to consider your climate, your soil ...

Q. I planted a `Le Conte' pear 4 1/2 years ago. Today it is 15 to 20 feet tall. We've never had a bloom, much less a pear. What's up? -- J.B.C., Montgomery A. Your tree could be reaching bearing age, ...