The benefits of shelterbelts to forages and cash crops have been known for decades, and as a result, have been a common ...

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But why exactly are your fruit trees dropping their fruit? And can anything be done about it? We chatted with an expert arborist to find out.

Given the substantial benefit of nitrogen to these forests, it has long been a mystery why nitrogen-fixing trees represent just 5-15% of trees.

Bacterial and fungal diseases that take hold of your fruit tree can prevent you from harvesting the produce you're expecting. "Diseases like fire blight, powdery mildew, and root rot can weaken trees ...

White capote has the potential to reach 50 feet in height and tolerate wetter soil than most fruit trees and will yield a ...

Blossom and fruit drop and fruit splitting are fairly common problems for fruit trees. While losing blossoms and small fruit ...

Too much nitrogen fertilizer can interfere with bloom on many flowering plant species, but in this case your tree is probably just still too young to bear fruit.

In mature tropical forests, trees that can capture nitrogen experience high levels of herbivory. This could explain the low abundance of such trees, and demonstrates that herbivores can limit ...

CORVALLIS — It’s the time of year when fruit trees are on the minds of beginning and experienced backyard enthusiasts. More and more homeowners are adding fruit trees to their landscape and ...

When fixers shed their leaves, they enrich soils with nitrogen, benefitting nearby plants. In nitrogen-poor tropical forests, nitrogen-fixing trees are the main source of new nitrogen to soils.