In the hopes of crunching into homegrown produce or experimenting with heirloom varieties, many homeowners grow apple trees ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thriving tree laden with ripe red apples, and house in the background - Alexander Shapovalov/Getty Images There are plenty of ways ...

If you’re a longtime reader of this column, you may remember a few of my previous battles with Mother Nature on the western Kane County home front. I’ve confronted beavers and voles and deer and box ...

Fruit trees face their share of pests and diseases, but mealybugs are a particularly troublesome pest. These insects most commonly bother citrus trees or trees grown in greenhouses, but in some ...

Some bugs are OK, others are not, and the same goes for trees growing in the D.C. region. What should you be on the lookout for? During a walk-through at Patuxent River State Park, Davey Tree Expert ...

Q: I live in a rural area that is surrounded by large oak trees. They attract a variety of squirrels and other wildlife. Other than fencing off every tree, is there any way of protecting fruit trees ...