Water a young plum tree abundantly when the topsoil gets dry—this will help it develop a strong root system. “Manual watering is especially important during the first few years after planting,” ...

With beautiful foliage, spring flowers and fall fruit, crabapple trees tick every box, and there's a variety to suit everyone ...

This week's gardening column explains the best time for planting trees and shrubs (spoiler: don't wait!) and getting rid of stubborn Johnson grass.

Most trees with long, flexible branches, such as apple, cherry, fig, peach, pear, plum and quince lend themselves nicely to ...

You could throw the cherry pits you get from store-bought cherries away. You could also use them to grow your very own cherry ...

Think you can only plant trees in your yard in spring? Think again! These fast-growing trees do well planted in early fall ...

Two Growing STEM stories from agriculture to outer space. Checking in with NASA astronauts and planting new trees at a local ...