Urban gardeners may believe that fruit trees require sprawling yards or a full orchard to grow well, but that's not always the case. For smaller homes that have compact gardens and less space for ...

There are approximately 250 varieties of plums grown in California. They thrive in the San Joaquin Valley, are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in the home garden, and are delicious to eat.

Growing the best fruit trees for your own flavorsome fruit is easy when you know which tree to buy. Homegrown fruit tastes ten times better than shop-bought produce, contains a greater density of ...

2025 was an excellent season for plums — and that includes gages, damsons and mirabelles. Botanists have for a long time insisted that all the different types have developed from only one species, ...

Last year I promised my son, Nat, a Mirabelle plum tree for his birthday. By the time I got around to placing the order, the nursery had no Mirabelles and the other varieties we wanted were out of ...

Wondering what trees to plant in February? We're nearing the end of the dormant season for bare-root trees, but there's still ...

Add this to your truth-is-stranger-than-fiction file: an art professor in upstate New York is modifying plum trees so that each can bear not just one, but up to 40 varieties of stone fruit. In what ...

WALKER -- John Dainsberg, master gardener, suggested fruit tree varieties likely to succeed in northern Minnesota. While dwarf varieties make it easier to pick fruits, he said they are not as hardy ...

Can you help me with two damson plum trees? I purchased these trees bare-root and planted them probably five years ago. They have flourished and now stand 8 to 10 feet tall. I have had them ...