Peach trees may be a popular addition to many backyard fruit gardeners, but they're also a magnet for aphids, thrips, and other sap-sucking insects. One smart, environmentally friendly way to reduce ...

Stone fruit growers face multi-front crop protection challenges. The latest State of the Fruit Industry survey results shine ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

Dreaming of fresh peach cobbler? You'll need to protect your peach tree during winter to make those fantasies a reality. However, colder temperatures can be challenging for fruit trees, and the change ...

Q: I live in Sierra Vista and have a small peach tree, about 3 to 4 years old. Last spring it bloomed for the first time and set about a dozen peaches. When the fruit was a bit smaller than golf ball ...

Answer: The greater peach tree borer (Synanthedon exitiosa) is known for causing oozing trunk wounds found at ground level or just below the soil line on stone fruit trees. The sap is often clear, but ...

Biting into a fresh peach from your garden is an incredible experience. Peach trees not only produce delicious fruit, but they also add beauty to your landscape with their stunning pink or white ...

Q: Our young and once healthy peach trees have been appearing less than healthy as the summer has progressed. They are producing fruit, but I first noticed the black things on the bark that I thought ...

Question: Our peach tree produced a good crop this year. When does it need pruning and what care is needed to continue good production? Answer: Congratulations on a great crop of fruit. Early-fruiting ...