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 ...

Q:I have a tree that I planted from an avocado seed. The tree is approximately 4 years old and 10 feet tall. Please tell me when it will start bearing fruit. A: Because your tree grew from seed, it ...

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 ...

Although it’s harvest time for numerous varieties of avocados, many home gardeners have trees that bear few if any fruit. There are reasons for these failures, but one explanation often cited by ...

Enjoy delicious fruit—even if you're growing your trees indoors. Hand pollination is a great way to get your fruit trees to produce better, more abundant harvests. It partly substitutes for natural ...