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Bolster fig yield with a second tree

Question: I have a large fig tree that gives me small green figs, and that is all I get. I think the problem is not enough water, as you said. I also saw the picture of cuttings to grow another tree. Can I do that, or should I buy a second tree? What about pruning? Is this a good time?

Formidable fire blight tough to tackle

BOB MORRIS

June 18, 2012 - 11:21 pm

Question: I have a pear tree which is about 10 years old. Up until this year, it has been pretty healthy. This spring, it got a disease. I am hoping you can identify it for me and tell me what I can do to treat it so that it won’t be a problem in the future.

Sun bakes apples if shade is lacking

July 18, 2011 - 11:17 pm

Anna apples will do better if they are shaded by the eight canopy of the tree and not exposed directly to sunlight all day long.