Did you know that almost all fruit trees are grafted? So are most nursery trees, for that matter. Grafting is a method of joining two different varieties of tree, to get the best qualities of both in ...

Among the world's many ornamental trees, few species capture the essence of beauty and grace quite like the weeping cherry tree. With its cascading branches adorned with delicate blossoms, the weeping ...

Grafting is a horticultural technique used to vegetatively join the top of one plant to the base of another to the type of fruit we’re wanting but on a smaller tree. On grafted dwarf fruit trees, the ...

Weeping cherries are one of the most-requested nursery trees, and one of the least understood. They also have a very high failure rate; after dogwoods they are our highest warranty cost item. We like ...

Have a gardening question? We will publish gardening questions sent to [email protected] or mailed to the Midland Daily News, Ask the Midland County Master Gardener, 124 S. McDonald St., Midland, MI ...

I have a double weeping cherry tree that I planted in the fall of 2007. It didn't bloom at all last year. One branch didn't even leaf, but the tree grew... upright. How do I prune the new growth up ...

Earlier this week I had a question from a client. She asked me to stop by her house and take a look at a tree she had a question about. Although I am no arborist, I agreed to meet her and I am glad I ...

Pendulous, or weeping plants generally are the result of an accidental genetic variation in a seedling. Other plant accidents have resulted in the production of dwarf plants and variegated leaves, as ...

Washington, D.C. 's National Cherry Blossom Festival begins later this month, but not everyone can drive to D.C. for a weekend just to look at pretty trees. And of course, not everyone can hop on a ...