Ever taken a stroll in the park or traveled through a forest and seen a bunch of fruit trees? The temptation to pick one is so real. As each summer day passes, many fruits are coming in season in ...

This time of year ushers in a wonderful harvest of fruit; figs, pears, quince, persimmons, apples, damsons, and plums start to fall to the ground and await collection by us gardeners to bake and stew ...

Gala apples hang from a branch in the Barden Family Orchard in North Scituate. It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to ...

Users can hold the tool via a comfortable handle while standing at ground level. Users will place the basket up to the fruit on the tree with the stem in between the pruning blades, which will sit ...

Next week I am going on vacation and this week, the producer of my podcast, Destiny Johnson is out of the office! Summer. What a time! As I gear up for three weeks off, please enjoy this column, ...

Cherries hang from a branch on a tree in an orchard off West Sagemoor Road in Franklin County. A cool spring delayed maturity of the sweet fruit around the Mid-Columbia, according to a horticulture ...

Prune fruit trees in late winter or during early spring dormancy for faster healing and stronger growth. Prune lightly in summer to shape trees, but avoid fall or early winter cuts that risk cold ...

Is it wrong to pluck a pecan that’s fallen onto the sidewalk? What about snipping a rose that’s growing through your neighbor’s fence? If a branch full of ripe peaches droops over the alley, is it ...

Gala apples hang from a branch in the Barden Family Orchard in North Scituate. It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to ...

It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to find piles of smashed, rotten, unpicked fruit on a city sidewalk or in a ...