fruit trees

How to Grow Peaches in a Cooler Climate for Sweet, Juicy Fruit

Home-grown peaches often outshine shop-bought fruit for fragrance and flavour. With the right site, frost protection and pruning, you can harvest reliably sweet, juicy peaches even in cooler areas.

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Pruning fruit trees in July Most people put it off for no reason

Mid-summer is an ideal time for a light, practical prune on many fruit trees. A few well-chosen cuts in July keep the canopy airy and sunlit, improving fruit quality and reducing disease pressure.

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Climate Change Threatens Harvests and Is Changing Fruit in Czech Gardens

Climate change is increasingly reshaping fruit growing in Czech gardens, from damaging spring frosts to summer heat and drought. Many familiar fruit crops now yield less reliably, and gardeners are adapting with smarter watering, protection, and hardier varieties.

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How to tell whether an apricot needs regrafting after a hard renovation prune

After cutting back an apricot badly hit by monilia and gummosis, it’s crucial to know whether the regrowth is still your cultivar or just the rootstock. The graft height, leaf shape, and the trunk’s health will tell you whether you can carry on or should regraft—or replace the tree altogether.

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How to protect this year’s heavy plum crop from plum moth and brown rot at the right time

A heavy plum set can quickly be spoiled by plum moth larvae and the brown rot that follows. The key is spotting the right moment to act and keeping strict orchard hygiene.

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A Forgotten Plum Like Fruit Is Returning to Gardens and Surprises with Its Practicality

Myrobalan plum, often dismissed as a wilder cousin of the true plum, is making a comeback thanks to its toughness, adaptability and useful fruit. It shines both as a reliable rootstock and as an attractive garden tree with plenty of culinary potential.

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Protect Apricots from Frost Summer Pruning Delays Bloom and Can Save the Crop

Apricots bloom early and are easily damaged by late spring frosts. A targeted summer cut known as Šitt’s pruning can slightly delay part of the bloom while improving fruiting wood.

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June Fruit Tree Care That Determines Crop Size and Flavour

June is the make-or-break month for fruit trees, shaping both the size and taste of your harvest. With the right watering, feeding, thinning and timely checks for pests and disease, you’ll protect this year’s crop and the tree’s long-term vitality.

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How to Care for a Cherry Tree After Harvest for a Consistently Heavy Crop

With the right siting, summer pruning after harvest, balanced feeding and smart prevention, cherries can crop reliably year after year. Here’s how to keep the tree healthy, well-lit and properly pollinated for better yields.

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The Forgotten Medlar, an Old Fruit Gem for the Modern Garden

Medlar is a hardy, low-maintenance fruit tree with beautiful spring blossom and unusual autumn fruit that improves after bletting. It suits modern gardens thanks to its resilience, modest size, and distinctive flavour.

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The Legendary Velké Pavlovice Apricot Named Heritage Variety of the Year for Its Outstanding Flavour

The Velké Pavlovice apricot has been crowned Heritage Variety of the Year 2026, celebrated as a Moravian classic and a benchmark for apricot flavour. Learn what makes it so valued, and how to grow it successfully in the garden.

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Summer pruning of fruit trees catches up on delays and boosts the crop

If you missed early-spring pruning, summer pruning can still help you shape the canopy, keep trees a sensible size, and support reliable cropping. The rules differ between stone fruits and pome fruits, so timing and the amount you remove matter.

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Mulberry in the Garden a Traditional Tree With Surprisingly Great Fruit

Mulberries were long grown mainly for feeding silkworms, but their fruit is every bit as worth planting for. Learn where they thrive, which species to choose, and how to harvest and use the berries without waste.

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How to Propagate Fruit Trees for a Better Harvest and Reliable Results

Growing fruit trees from seed can be slow and unpredictable. Use cuttings, grafting or air layering to produce new trees that reliably keep the qualities you value.

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May Watering of Fruit Trees in Drought Strongly Affects the Size and Flavor of the Harvest

In spring drought, fruit trees need consistent deep watering during flowering and fruit set. Getting the timing and amount right has a direct impact on fruit size, juiciness, flavor, and the tree’s overall vitality.

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