Grafting is a horticultural technique used to vegetatively join the top of one plant to the base of another to the type of fruit we’re wanting but on a smaller tree. On grafted dwarf fruit trees, the ...

Weeping cherries are one of the most-requested nursery trees, and one of the least understood. They also have a very high failure rate; after dogwoods they are our highest warranty cost item. We like ...

Among the world's many ornamental trees, few species capture the essence of beauty and grace quite like the weeping cherry tree. With its cascading branches adorned with delicate blossoms, the weeping ...

Did you know that almost all fruit trees are grafted? So are most nursery trees, for that matter. Grafting is a method of joining two different varieties of tree, to get the best qualities of both in ...

Here's an answer to your question about weeping cherries. Weeping cherry is a very popular ornamental tree and it is basically a tree that has been grafted at the nursery. One part has been joined to ...

Not long ago, while walking down Bethlehem Road in Jerusalem, I spotted a tree unlike any I had ever seen before. It had both pink and red flowers which, upon closer examination, belonged to the same ...

Have a gardening question? We will publish gardening questions sent to lqualls@mdn.net or mailed to the Midland Daily News, Ask the Midland County Master Gardener, 124 S. McDonald St., Midland, MI ...

Plants "weep" in many different forms. Visualize a tree or shrub with a cultivar name like 'Pendula,' 'Prostatus' or 'Procumbens' and what do you see? It could be a tall, narrow tree with drooping ...

Earlier this week I had a question from a client. She asked me to stop by her house and take a look at a tree she had a question about. Although I am no arborist, I agreed to meet her and I am glad I ...