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 ...

Did your fruit tree not produce much fruit this year? Let’s look into why this might occur. For the home gardener, the No. 1 reason for failure of trees to bear fruit is improper tree vigor. Over ...

Q: My aspen trees have scale insects on the bark and some disease on the leaves that causes them to drop off early. What can I do? A: The insects are called oystershell scale (Lepidosaphes ulmi) and ...

A tree-ripened peach surely ranks among the finest fruits we can eat. I think that's why so many of us would like to have a peach tree in a home orchard. In my March 29 column on dwarf fruit trees, I ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Removing the dead and injured bark from around the wound with a sharp knife ...