Grass and vegetation against the trunk of a stone fruit tree provides a humid and secluded place for female borer moths to lay their eggs. Grass against a trunk also increases the likelihood of string ...

I have a 3-year old nectarine tree that looks very healthy in late spring and early summer. Last year it was full of fruit but later dropped every single fruit when they were still small. I suspect ...

Question: Our nectarine tree has lots of blooms. Isn’t this too early for the tree to flower and will we get early fruits? Answer: It is a good bet your nectarine tree has lost a lot of its leaves, ...

Q: I planted a peach tree and a nectarine tree at the same time around three years ago. The nectarine tree is fine, and the peach tree produced fruit the first year with no problem. The second year ...

Aggie researcher David Byrne has been working for years on new varieties peaches at this orchard near College Station. The trees are being sold to the public this year. Spring peach blossoms create a ...