California farmers have been devoting more land to pistachios, which are seen as hardier and more drought-tolerant in a state ...

An international research team led by the universities of Göttingen and Hohenheim in Germany has gained new insights into how ...

Get a head start on home harvests by planting bare-root fruit trees this fall. Find the best varieties and learn tips for planting and caring for new trees.

In a sprawling plant in the heart of California’s farmland, millions of shells rush down a metallic chute and onto a conveyor ...

The trees also rely on wind instead of bees for pollination and can produce nuts for decades longer, Yraceburu said. Many ...

"There are 303 pine nut processing enterprises in Meihekou that produce about 50,000 tons of nut products annually — around 80 percent of the national output," said Cui Lin, deputy secretary-general ...

Fruit trees create delicious, healthy and beautiful edible landscapes. They’re also wonderful for wildlife, feeding bees with early-season pollen, giving shelter to nesting birds and generally ...

Q. Can you tell me what could have made lumps on the trunk of a tree my wife and I found in the Smokies? The lumps range from baseball-size to basketball-size. It is her favorite tree and we hike to ...

Retired financial planner Jim Brady spends his days tending to his hundred-acre wood − maintaining trails, spotting wildlife and fostering American chestnut trees. When he bought the property on ...