The Macadamia genus has four different species of macadamia trees, two of which are mostly used for nut production. Native to Australia, this sub-tropical evergreen tree has a very limited range in ...

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Plant pear and other fruit trees now. Now is the time to plant fruit (and nut) trees. Before a fruit tree is planted, make sure there is adequate space. Most fruit trees require an area 25 feet by 25 ...

CHETOPA, Kan. — Starting a nut tree in a container is not easy, according to Bill Reid, head of Kansas State University’s Pecan Experiment Field, Chetopa. Reid said planting nuts in a conventional ...

The dormant season is the perfect time to plant fruit and nut trees in East Texas. With the cooler temperatures, planting now allows trees to develop strong roots before spring growth begins. If ...

In the panoply of smells that mark the transition of fall into winter, few are more evocative than chestnuts roasting on an open fire. The aroma that inspired the first line of Mel Torme’s “The ...

The Nuwä people of the Mountains utilized more than 100 different species of native plants for food, but none were as prized ...

Few things are better than reading a book in the backyard in the dappled sunlight of spring. There's a nut tree that grows to an impressive 100 feet tall and 70 feet wide at maturity, making it a ...

If you have been considering, even remotely, introducing a fruit or nut tree into your family fold and wish to give it a healthy, happy start, consider attending the second of the free Advice to Grow ...

When Jane Dennison and her father purchased a 21-acre farm near Myersville back in 2016, they weren’t exactly sure what they wanted to do with it. Dennison, a chemist, was looking for a way to educate ...

Wildflowers populate space near land that will eventually be converted to leased farming lots at the Hilltop Urban Farm in Pittsburgh's St. Clair Village. Crews have planted cover crops to prevent ...