With a little planning, homeowners who like to harvest ripe, succulent fruit from their trees can successfully grow fruit trees such as apple, pear, plum, and cherry, even homeowners with one small...
Category: Trees
Plant bare-root trees in the spring, once the soil is working and the trees begin to pour heavily. When planting, bare root trees should be cut or "brought in" 24 to 28 inches above the...
Spurred apple trees produce apples on short stalks along branches on 2-year-old wood, and non-spurred apple trees, also known as 'type bearers', produce apples on the tip of new branches. Apple...
The number of years it takes for an apple tree to ripen and bear fruit depends on the variety of apple you planted. When you grow an apple tree from an apple tree seedling, it takes many years to...
Grapes are a small, sweet fruit that comes in bunches. They are usually red, purple or green (although they can be yellow) and grow on vines. Grapes are also fat-free, cholesterol-free, and very...