Apricots are a versatile fruit to grow in your backyard - eat the crop as fresh fruit, use it to make jam, or dry it for a ...

The weather’s been nuts this last week, which has me worrying about our apricot tree and the fruit I’m hoping it will bear this summer. I love that tree. It was the “free” part of a “buy four and get ...

To promote bountiful fruit production and minimize the chance of disease, apricot (Prunus armeniaca) and cherry trees (Prunus spp.) should not be pruned in the fall or winter when the trees are ...

Joan N. writes: My cyclamen are dying back since the weather has turned beastly hot. Is it possible to propagate the plant? The easiest way to propagate a cyclamen is by dividing the corky-like ...

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 ...

The gardening season is in full swing and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and ...

Shortly after Christmas, during intervals of mild weather, the Japanese apricot (Prunus mume) perfumes the air with a sweet scent of almond. This small deciduous tree explodes with color in ...