Learn how to know when to pick apples and enjoy perfectly flavored fruit ready for eating, cooking or making into cider.

“Asian pears are ready to pick and eat as soon as their skin is no longer green and has changed to shades of brown, russet, ...

Autumn brings yearly anticipation of ripe pears and apples. But how do you know when it’s the right time to pull them off the ...

Fruit trees flourish when they're growing in an ecosystem that supports and nourishes them. This ancient technique aims to ...

A sign that the apples are going to detach simply can be when you see lots of windfall apples on the ground around trees.

As your summer garden starts to fade, it’s a good time to start planning for next year’s harvest, so why not try something ...

The closure of Del Monte Foods’ pear cannery is rumbling through Washington’s tree fruit industry, leaving growers without ...

Michigan’s native pawpaw trees produce a delicate fruit that looks like a mango and tastes like a banana. It’s sometimes ...

A versatile fruit that's superb in jams and with booze, quince also doesn't make you work too hard for all that pleasure.

I asked some friends and colleagues what food comes to mind when fall arrives. Answers included comfort foods, anything ...

Beyond the orchard gates, the fruit is finding its way to cafés, kitchens and pantries. Many National Trust properties are ...

A record hazelnut crop is forecast this season, and pear, apple, walnut and wine grape harvests also are expected to increase ...