Meyer lemon trees can grow indoors or outdoors, but must be protected from frost and brought inside in cold climates. These trees need full sun, regular water, and well-draining soil to grow healthy ...

A rare fossil plant reveals how early plants moved water and food, helping to explain the secrets of tree growth.

As we approach the new year, I find myself thinking about fresh starts in the garden.

A professor emeritus at Washington State University, Chastagner is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on tree and ornamental flower bulb pathologies. In 2018, he received a lifetime ...

Many classic holiday plants originate in the tropics. Poinsettias ( Euphorbia pulcherrima ), for example, hail from Mexico ...

When planting a fruit tree, most gardeners think of purchasing an Anna apple, August Pride peach, Mission fig or Santa Rosa ...

Have you heard of plant grafting? With this age-old trick, you can get a tree to bear fruit in half the time, not to mention a myriad of other miracles! Learn all about what grafting can do for you in ...

When my wife and I bought our home three decades ago, the persimmon tree in the front yard wasn’t a selling point. I found persimmons too tart, and my wife wasn’t crazy about the tree’s scraggly ...

Hikers and other rural foragers welcome fall as a time of the year when persimmons are plentiful. The key to a successful wildcrafting experience, however, is making sure the persimmons gathered are ...

If you were offered fruit with the nickname “divine fruit” or “fruit of the gods,” would you try it? It sounds delicious, right? The scientific genus name of one of our native Indiana trees, Diospyros ...

Q: I planted a persimmon about a year ago. I've watered it every day. It isn't dying, but it's also not growing. The roots are all coiled around. How can I remedy things so it will start to grow? A: ...