Though you can prune a lemon tree any time of year to remove problem areas, the best time for an annual pruning to promote fruit production is after harvesting the fruit, usually in late winter to ...

Multiple citrus dwarf trees in a pot sitting on a ledge in the sunlight - DimaBerlin/Shutterstock Having your own citrus garden can be extremely rewarding — few things compare to the scent of citrus ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and now’s the ...

This container plant provides beauty and fruit. If you’d like to grow a fruit tree but you’re limited by a small yard, try citrus. You don’t need to dedicate a large swath of lawn to grow a lemon tree ...

Citrus trees are small to medium-sized, frost tender, sub-tropical trees whose fragrant spring and summer flowers are followed by a range of different tangy fruits including oranges, lemons, limes and ...

Winter is when I do most of my fruit tree pruning. Why most and not all? In which part of winter? First, let’s answer this foundational question, “Why do we prune fruit trees?” Because it’s unwise to ...

Maybe you know your watering, pruning, and fertilizing well enough to get your fruit trees and bushes to produce something edible out of a pot. Maybe the bugs won’t infest, and the deer won’t eat ...