You can’t judge a book by its cover, and, likewise, you can’t pick a tree based on a photo of its fruit. Throughout the country, folks will spend the spring picking out trees based on staged photos of ...

Charlyn Moltane, who gardens in Fountain Valley, emailed as follows: “My friend in Garden Grove has grown four apricot trees from the seeds of store-bought fruit. These trees are now five feet tall ...

If you want to add hybrid fruit trees to your garden, you’re in for a sweet treat. Hybrid fruit trees are generally easier to ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Trees are among the earth's most useful and beautiful products of nature.