1. Can you tell anything about a shrub I purchased for my Florida residence? The nursery called the shrub the miracle bush or Christmas berry. Updated: January 18, 2012
2. When should I plan to graft an apple tree? Updated: January 18, 2012
3. What can I do to protect my apricots from bugs just before harvest? I live in Colorado. Updated: January 18, 2012
4. How do you go about budding fruit trees? Updated: January 18, 2012
5. Do strawberries require winter protection? Updated: January 12, 2012
6. How do you control weeds in a strawberry bed? Updated: January 12, 2012
7. How many years will it take for a Stuart pecan to bear nuts? We live in north Florida and just planted one. Updated: January 12, 2012
8. Can the peaches be picked before they are ripe and ripened later? Birds are working on my peaches. Updated: January 12, 2012
9. Will pawpaws grow in the midwest? Updated: January 11, 2012
10. How do I harvest and store the nuts from my two almond trees? Updated: January 11, 2012
11. Why do I need to prune my fruit tree annually? Updated: January 11, 2012
12. Are there special planting requirements for grafted dwarf apple trees? Updated: January 11, 2012
13. How do I find out what variety my apple tree it is? Can my local Extension office tell me ? Updated: January 11, 2012
14. Some of my blackberry canes have large oval, grayish-white areas, and the affected canes eventually die. What is the problem? Updated: January 05, 2012
15. What kind of blueberries are grown in the southern states? Updated: January 05, 2012
16. I planted an apple tree a year ago. When should I prune it? Updated: January 03, 2012
17. When should I harvest my peaches? If they are just begining to turn pink, will they continue to ripen? Updated: November 30, 2011
18. My apple tree has finally produced a bumper crop of apples. How do I know when they are ripe? Updated: November 27, 2011
19. How do you do a bud graft on a fruit tree? Updated: November 27, 2011
20. Are grapevines male or female? Updated: November 25, 2011
21. How can I store fresh pears a long time without canning them? Updated: November 20, 2011
22. How can I keep my pear tree from bearing pears or, at least, reduce the number of pears? Updated: November 20, 2011
23. My apple trees have had cedar apple rust. We've removed the cedar trees and sprayed with fungicide. Still very few flowers; will the trees resume blooming? Updated: November 17, 2011
24. Are peaches restricted to the south or can they be grown in northern climates? Updated: November 17, 2011
25. Do I need to plant more than one pawpaw tree to get fruit? Updated: November 15, 2011
26. When is the proper time to thin fruit on apple, pear, and peach trees? Updated: November 15, 2011
27. My apple tree is loaded with fruit. Should I remove some of it? Updated: November 15, 2011
28. Why did the strawberry leaves in our school garden turn red during late December, early January? Updated: November 15, 2011
29. Should I wait until after a frost to harvest my apples? Updated: November 10, 2011
30. When can I trim back my loquat tree? It is tall, bushy, and blocks the sidewalk plus is completely covered in fruit. Will trimming affect fruit production next season? Updated: November 09, 2011

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