In a pivotal advancement for fruit agriculture, scientists have pinpointed a gene mutation in peach trees that governs the timing of flowering, a trait critical for evading spring frosts. This genetic ...

I live in Folsom, and my peach tree was in full bloom before the ice storm hit. Will there be fruit this year? — George H. Koch Well, it’s a shame that it was in full bloom. The flowers cannot take ...

Question: Our peach trees are in bloom. Does that mean we should prune them at this time? Answer: Enjoy the fall blooms and delay normal pruning until January or early February. Early leaf drop and ...

Q: My Meyer lemon has done well over the years. I protect it when it gets very cold. It has produced fruit regularly each year. My peach tree is about 30 feet away. The lemon is covered in bees, but ...

Arboretum Spotlight: Desert peach is a flowering shrub that can take the heat with less water. Ellen Zagory This is one part in a weekly series featuring the UC Davis Arboretum’s “40 Plants You ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Growing an ethereal garden you want to look at every day requires one crucial component: variety. While a ...

Gardening editor Doug Oster gets asked a lot of questions. A lot. And he doesn’t mind offering gardening advice. But rather than just limiting those answers to the person who asked, we thought it ...

I was at a pool this week getting my exercise and looking forward to Friday the 13th. This is my three-month anniversary visit with my surgeon about my hip replacement surgery. Hopefully my ...