Unfortunately, many pests love fruit trees and can easily damage leaves and spoil harvests. However, there are ways to get rid of these problematic visitors—without using harmful pesticides. For ...

Two insects tend to be the most prevalent pests in our area’s fruit trees: the codling moth (apples) and the western cherry fruit fly (cherries). Both create “wormy” fruit, and both, once the “worm” ...

When it comes to planting fruit-bearing trees around your home, few moments are more exciting than your first real harvest. After months -- or even years -- of watering, pruning, and waiting, you ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

These fruit tree companion plants naturally help reduce weeds, deter pests, attract pollinators, and more. Companion planting vegetables with certain other plants can deter garden pests and make ...

Cline said new invasive pests are frequently found in California and “we do have increasing pest pressure and an increasing rate of the number of invasive species that do actually get detected every ...

Pruning fruit trees helps maintain size and shape, and it's the best way to control your crop. Here's when to prune fruit trees by season and type of tree.

Pruning this sappy tree in early spring is basically an open invitation for destructive fungus and troublesome pests — here's ...

This resilient fruit tree adapts to almost any soil, fills your garden with color, and produces antioxidant-rich fruits for a ...