This phenomenon is called “alternate year bearing” and is very common in fruit trees. In non-bearing years, the tree tends to ...

The loquat is a large evergreen shrub that bears dozens of bulb-like orange fruit in the late spring and early summer.

Imagine biting into a crisp apple, fresh from your garden. There's a secret to ensuring this delight, and it involves a ...

Seeds in fruits contain genetic material from the parent tree they came from, but many fruit trees, like apples and pears, rely on cross-pollination for genetic diversity. Cross-pollination ...

That isn't to say you can't have a thriving fig tree without fruit, as many will grow happily for years without providing ...

Sour cherries are a hardy and self-pollinating variety, which makes them an excellent choice for residential settings, says Canney. The dwarf varieties will fit into small yards. “Popular varieties ...

Many others, however ... It doesn’t apply to the tree laden with unpicked fruit in someone’s yard. In those cases, Simpson said, conversation may be the best — and least litigious ...

Q. Last year, my plum tree didn’t have any fruit at all. This spring, it has so many plums that I’m afraid the branches may break! Why? This phenomenon is called “alternate year bearing ...