Japanese Maple trees are loved for their gorgeous color-shifting leaves, creating a magical-looking fall landscape. Here's ...

Q: I am planning a permaculture garden on my half-acre lot. I know it’s best to plant fruit trees first. Which fruit trees fare best in this region? I would love apple, peach, plum, cherry and ...

People who say they don’t like maple trees invariably like this maple tree. Learn how to plant a Japanese maple tree in your own yard, and you'll soon understand why. These maples are compact ...

The International Fruit Tree Association, more attuned to apples, toured Central California’s fresh stone fruit orchards in ...

You spotted a beautiful plum tree at your local garden center, brought it home, created the ideal soil composition, and ensured it received the right amount of light. When you thought you would be ...

When Burbank established his Gold Ridge Experiment Farm in Sebastopol in 1885, he began planting and hybridizing plums, crosses of imported Japanese varieties. The Wickson and Santa Rosa plums ...

6. 'Sakura' is the Japanese word for 'cherry blossom' and is the country’s most popular girls name. 7. There are over 300 different varieties of cherry tree – also known as cultivars.

The Pershore plum became so famous that it had a Great Western Railway steam locomotive named after it People in Gloucestershire can board a special train which celebrates the 'Pershore Plum' - a ...

Weather conditions mean the trees are looking spectacular two weeks earlier than usual Japanese cherry blossom trees at a Gloucestershire park have flowered two weeks earlier than usual ...

1. Flowering Trees: Varieties like magnolia and cherry trees become hot items due to their dramatic blooms, making them highly desirable for immediate landscape impact. 2. Evergreens: Popular for ...

It uses umeboshi (salted Japanese plums), but what you put inside can be just about anything — fish, meat, veggies, even cheese — as long as it fits and tastes good. Feel free to experiment.