Use clean pruners to make a cut at a 45-degree angle near the end of the branch. Trim the tip of the branch straight across ...

Propagating fruit trees lets you grow more delicious fruit at home, but each method needs the right timing and care. Different trees and techniques—like cuttings, grafting, budding, and air ...

Fruit trees can yield abundance for your home, if propagated correctly. Instead of using seeds, consider these four methods for reproducing high yield plants.

One of my favorite 'beginner' houseplants by far is the Umbrella plant (umbrella tree), or the Schefflera. This lovely, low ...

"It's a boiling frog analogy, where these extreme events are now the new norm. The compound impact is year after year of ...

Balanophora is a plant that abandoned photosynthesis long ago and now lives entirely as a parasite on tree roots, hidden in dark forest undergrowth. Scientists surveying rare populations across East ...

In Fielding Questions, reader also shared about a sprouting Christmas tree and asked for more information about cardboard for ...

Why is this good news? Critical pollinators in the rainforest, sustaining biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem, stingless bees face threats from climate change, deforestation, pesticides, and ...

You might have noticed oak trees have gone a little nutty this year, but don’t worry, the sky is not falling. Oak trees in Oklahoma dropped more acorns in what’s called a “mast.” ...

The City of Cape Town says at least 30 000 trees within its municipal boundaries may be at risk from the invasive polyphagous ...