An old tree can be perpetuated by grafting one of its stems onto a young rootstock. Learn how to graft trees that grow multiple fruits and the benefits of why graft trees are worth it. Grafting is the ...

I had a caller ask about his mango tree. He said that one side of his tree was fruited and the other side was barren. I thought about this for a long time and decided that he had a Vainer tree and ...

Grafting is a technique used to facilitate new plant growth. It involves attaching part of a plant or tree, called a scion, onto to another branch, called a rootstock. Grafting fruit trees has been in ...

Spring has sprung and that’s good news for gardeners who’ve been eager to dig into the soil once again. If you’re one of the few who’s added fruit trees to your crop list, there’s one practice you may ...

If you’ve recently purchased a fruit or nut tree — or if you already have one in your home landscape — take a close look at the trunk near the soil surface. You might see a faint scar where two ...

Luther Burbank, the famed experimental horticulturalist, called it making old trees young again. But even for novices, fruit tree grafting is alluringly simple: a dormant branch or twig - a scion - is ...

Mangoes are tropical fruit trees that can be grown at home if you can give them the correct conditions they require to thrive. This guide looks at how to grow mango trees to help you enjoy homegrown ...

Mark Suiso of Makaha Mangoes recommends regular maintenance, every other year, once a mango tree has been pruned to a manageable size. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story.