The production of fruit trees relies critically on the careful selection and combination of rootstocks and cultivars. Rootstocks are used not only to control tree vigour and enhance nutrient uptake ...

While most of your gardening tasks wrap up as winter progresses, it could be just the right time to pay attention to your ...

The Callery pear or Bradford pear is at the top of my list of trees you should not plant. I’ll tell you this: I have one in my backyard. Note: I did not plant this tree (it came with my house). What ...

Joellen Dimond discusses spring-blooming shrubs, and Mr. D. talks root stock for fruit trees. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, Director of Landscape for the University of ...

Citrus cultivation relies heavily on the performance of rootstocks, which significantly influence fruit quality by modulating growth, water-use efficiency, and disease resistance. The interaction ...

There is a saying that the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, and the second best time is now. But what about the tree you didn’t have to plant? With minimal management, some trees — even one ...

Q. I have had a pear tree in my backyard for many years, and I have an older walnut tree. The pears were so sweet, even when they were tiny, but for a few years, the pear fruit have cross-pollinated ...