Plant two pear varieties for best pollination. The flowers of most pear varieties can't pollinate themselves. Instead, they must cross-pollinate with a different variety to develop fruit. A different ...

Challenging UNDATED (CNN) -- The first time Sam Van Aken saw tree branches being grafted and grown onto other trees, he likened it to Frankenstein. Yet, when the process became a full-time fascination ...

Scientists who were assessing the structure of different types of wood at the microscopic level have discovered a totally new type of wood. This wood is part of tulip trees, which are relatives of ...

Q: We recently had an open house party here at our new home. We had a couple of neighbors, along with our family. Auntie G. says she really liked the desert willow tree that is planted in the backyard ...