Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a ...

Don Kinzler answers questions about the best time to prune a rose bush and cross-pollination. He also gives a reader a recommendation for an evergreen tree that won't grow taller than 25 feet ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images When choosing a fruit tree for your yard, one of the most important things to consider is whether the tree is ...

This spring, when our backyard Italian plum was in full flower, I noticed the quiet. With thoughts of my favorite plum tart recipe, I worried about the lack of pollinators. I never used to give ...

As promised, I will continue to delve into the wonderful world of fruits this week and pontificate on plums. These tasty treats bring many of us back to our childhood, as you may have had (like me) a ...

Hybrid fruit trees are created by cross-pollinating two different types of fruit trees to produce a new variety that combines traits from each parent tree. This breeding process yields unique fruit ...

Pollen from the genetically engineered 'HoneySweet' (Prunus domestica) plum won't contaminate wild plum species the way that pollen from genetically engineered corn has contaminated native corn in ...

Insect pollination is vital for many fruits and food crops. From apples and berries to almonds, bees and other pollinators help fertilise flowers, ensuring fruit development, better yields and ...