Is It an Apple Tree? A Plum Tree? A Serviceberry?
During this incredible springtime frenzy, which sees spring bulbs, lilacs and a variety of beautiful native woodland plants burst intoContinue Reading
Category: Fruit trees and small fruits
Disease-Free Fruit Trees? We Want Them!
In a world increasingly concerned about the environment and the impacts of pesticides, it is perfectly normal to seek outContinue Reading
Jacqueline and the Jujube Tree
We were leaving our rental house, perched on a steep slope in Anses-d’Arlet, to walk down to the small beachContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Butternut, Pineapple, and Zanzibar Gem
To plant to plant a butternut tree or not? I received a butternut tree (Juglans cinerea) as a gift andContinue Reading
Answers to Your Questions: Disease on Maple Trees and Apple Scab
Disease Affecting Maple Trees I would like to know if there is anything that can be done about the blackContinue Reading
The Pawpaw Phenomenon: A New (Old) Trend!
For some time now, I’ve been seeing more and more posts on social media about a mysterious fruit called “pawpaw”Continue Reading
What About a Pear Tree?
As with all fruits and vegetables, a freshly picked pear, eaten immediately, is nothing compared to one imported from anotherContinue Reading
Haskap Berries Continue to Stir Passions
To think that before 2006, this word didn’t even exist. Yet, the plant it designates, edible honeysuckle, has been wellContinue Reading
I Would Appreciate Nice Organic Apples This Year!
In my “huge” suburban bungalow backyard, I have a glorious apple tree. A ‘Belmac’. In my “huge” eco-garden, I growContinue Reading
Good to Grow Gooseberries
Small, shaggy, striped balls, sometimes greenish-yellow, sometimes carmine-red, with a taste that is both sweet and tangy. It’s rarely theContinue Reading