Most gardeners reach for flowers first when they want to help bees and butterflies. That’s not a bad instinct, but trees tend to get overlooked entirely. The thing is, a single mature flowering tree ...

Growing fruit trees in the Northwest can be a very rewarding venture. There is nothing quite like going out to the back yard and picking a handful of tree-ripened cherries, a juicy Asian pear or ...

Pollination underpins fruit set and quality in tree crops, driving yield stability and nutritional value on a global scale. Mechanisms range from self-pollination, in which a flower’s own pollen ...