Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hand picking a pear from a tree. - Olga Yastremska/Getty Images So, your neighbor has a lush lemon tree (or apple, if they're a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cydonia oblonga is the main type of quince grown for its fruit. If you pick a piece of fruit without permission, it could be ...

For many home gardeners, sharing is part of the joy. When fruit trees are producing more than you can use, it feels natural to give some away. Neighbors, friends, even strangers walking by can all ...

If you're an avid gardener, you know the hours of work that go into tending to your crops. This is especially true if you're a grower of fruit trees, which take years to reach maturity and produce ...

It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to find piles of smashed, rotten, unpicked fruit on a city sidewalk or in a ...

Learn how to avoid the most common apple-picking mistakes, whether you're in your backyard at a U-pick farm. Failure to treat fruit delicately is a common apple-picking mistake. Know the type of apple ...

As temperatures have warmed in the spring months — and really warmed more recently — citrus trees across the Valley have begun to blossom and swell with ripe fruit. You may notice pops of orange and ...