Fruit trees, along with other plants, can benefit from something called a delayed dormant spray. Here's how it works.

Spraying persimmon trees with methyl jasmonate (MeJA) can result in healthier, longer-lasting fruit, with increased ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

v=FEHCwQW7Gdo. Janik gets ahead of aphids in fruit trees “by applying a winter application of dormant oil spray.” The oil actually smothers the overwintering aphid eggs. The oil should be applied ...

A woman got a "freaky" surprise when she found a "double banana" in her fruit bowl. Kate Wright, from Kendal, Cumbria, stumbled upon the oversized piece of produce when she was about to have her ...

Mid-to-late winter isn’t a welcome time to be out spraying fruit trees, but alas, an important time to tackle the program of dormant spraying. Why is this important? Our tree fruit industry here ...

Certain trees survived, according to Cal Fire, because they have a natural adaptation to withstand fire, such as thick bark, a shape that sheds embers and higher moisture content than the structur ...