Tom Karwin: Selecting fruit trees for your yard

Our weather continues to be cool, so February is still a good time to plant bare root roses and trees—especially fruit trees, for their productivity. Garden centers have good inventories of both kinds of garden treasures.

Matt Landi, County Bounty: Citrus adds zest to winter produce-bin blues

The wintertime color of citrus fruits is a feast for the eyes. Very few fruit crops boast as much diversity.

Pear fruit trees best Bay Area bet

January is the start of fruit-tree time, a brief window of opportunity for gardeners to snatch up bare-root seedlings at bargain prices. But if low-grade soil is keeping you from jumping on the backyard-orchard...

Now Is The Time To Prune Your Fruit Trees

nyone can successfully prune their own fruit trees if they follow a few simple rules. First, remember that annual pruning can enhance fruit production and control the size of the tree. Learn

New Report on California Ripe Olive Growers Reflects the 'Fruits' of Their Labor Produce $493.6 Million in Economic ...

FRESNO, Calif., Feb. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- California's ripe olive growers have a significant impact on the state's economy, yielding nearly $493.6 million in annual economic activity – or nearly $1.4 ...