Pear trees require fertilizer when they are young and when the soil lacks essential nutrients. For young trees, a balanced fertilizer should be applied monthly from spring to late summer to promote ...

Join me on a journey as I embark on a 300-day challenge to grow a pine tree, only to encounter unexpected obstacles and learn valuable lessons along the way. Discover the trials and errors, insights, ...

A new study from Boston University researchers found that the city's oak trees have more pathogens and plant decomposers. With fewer "good" microbes, experts worry about how that might impact ...

If you want a maple tree, be prepared to treat the tree with an iron supplement as it ages and shows symptoms. Maples also tend to have poor branching, so early pruning and extra care as its ages is ...

Nothing tastes more like summer than a big bag of plump, red cherries. Once you're done plucking off the stems and eating your way around the pits, there's more you can do to keep the cherry party ...

Base of a large tree with exposed roots. - Babariba/Shutterstock Do you have an area in your yard with trees that's difficult to grow in? The struggle to find a plant that can thrive in these dry, ...

Every October since 1965, hundreds of expert conker players have gathered in the village of Southwick, Northamptonshire, to battle it out at the world championships and raise money for charity.

Britain's hot and dry summer has put this year's World Conker Championships in jeopardy with a series of heatwaves leading to smaller than normal conkers, organisers say.

Tell us if you remember soaking your best conker in vinegar to harden it for future games. It is 30 years since conkers were in the Sunderland headlines because bad weather had meant there was a ...