Young woman harvests fruit from multiple trees. - Davidf/Getty Images Multiple methods for propagating fruit trees? Why not just plant seeds? The reason is that the seeds of any fruit will produce ...

The first time Sam Van Aken saw tree branches being grafted and grown onto other trees, he likened it to Frankenstein. Yet, when the process became a full-time fascination, the Syracuse University art ...

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a ...

Next time you enjoy a juicy pomegranate, save some seeds to grow your own tree.

David Burns and Austin Young’s “Fallen Fruit Collage,” for “The Endless Orchard” (2015) (all images courtesy David Burns and Austin Young) In the past 50 years, the Community Gardening Movement has ...

“You can call a collection of peach and citrus trees an orchard, and you can call a collection of citrus trees a grove, but you can’t call a group of peach trees a grove. That term is reserved for ...

Fruit trees may not produce fruit due to improper tree vigor, often caused by over-fertilization or excessive pruning. Frost damage can prevent fruit set, even if flowers open; choose later-blooming ...

Multiple methods for propagating fruit trees? Why not just plant seeds? The reason is that the seeds of any fruit will produce fruiting trees, but the fruit is unlikely to be true-to-type to the ...