Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

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When blooms appear on our fruit trees or vegetable gardens, we happily anticipate a bountiful harvest. If the bees help by doing their pollinating job, the fruits and vegetables should begin to ...

Growing fruit trees in the Northwest can be a very rewarding venture. There is nothing quite like going out to the back yard and picking a handful of tree-ripened cherries, a juicy Asian pear or ...

Q: Do pomegranate trees need cross pollination? This is the second year my single tree has had flowers but still no fruit. Do I need a second tree in order to get fruit? — D.P., Houston A: ...

Garden columnist Dan Gill answers readers' questions each week. To send a question, email Gill at [email protected]. I was wondering if you could provide me with a list of which fruit ...

Do you have a fruit tree in your garden, but no fruit in your garden? You’re not alone. I am amazed at how many gardens share this dilemma. Year after year, gardeners press on, hoping for some sort of ...

Hand pollination is a great way to get your fruit trees to produce better, more abundant harvests. It partly substitutes for natural pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, and birds—which is ...

Common pawpaw is a small, short-trunked tree or large, multistemmed shrub, 10 to 40 feet tall, with large, tropical-like leaves. Stefan Bloodworth / Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Pawpaw or ...