Q: We really enjoyed your article about fruit trees. We have a 23-year-old mango tree which is about 15 feet tall and 15 feet wide, it definitely bears more fruit every other year. We have never ...

Question. One of the trunks of my ligustrum and some additional limbs are dead. I prune them off when noted and apply a fungicide. What else can I do? Answer. Some young but mainly older ligustrums ...

Q. I have a mango tree that's been in the ground two years. How do I prune this plant? I also have an Asian pear tree that produced for the first time this summer. There were many pears, but they are ...

Mango trees are beautiful shady plants, that produce delicious fruits. However, one may want a mango tree as small as that which can fit in a backyard. Fortunately, there are simple things one can do ...

Orcharding requires effort, but the resulting yields of fresh fruit make it all worthwhile. One of the most important aspects of growing fruit trees is pruning. This applies to large commercial and ...

What’s a beneficial plant for the vegie patch? TAMMY: Check out the Mexican marigold, Tagetes lemmonii, which flowers in the cooler months and into spring. This large, bushy shrub attracts lots of ...

There are some low branches from a few shade trees hanging over my front sidewalk and driveway that I would like to prune to increase the clearance for people and cars. Is it OK to prune some branches ...