Many fruit crops, such as most apple varieties, have to be cross-pollinated, meaning you need to grow more than one apple tree in order for them to bear fruit. Pollen from a different variety of apple ...

If you're interested in growing your own fruit trees but live in a colder climate, you still have options. Consider this ...

It's not too early to get started nurturing some new trees. In fact, one fruit species does spectacularly when propagated indoors from cuttings.

Fig trees, Ficus carica, are part of the huge Ficus genus which includes around 850 different species. There are thousands of different cultivars around the world. The fig originated in the Middle ...

It may not be easy — but it isn’t impossible, either. By Margaret Roach It looked like the best fig year ever, with maybe 20 fruits forming on my potted tree as the season progressed. But frost is ...

They'll make you forget all about winter.

The fiddle leaf fig is a trend that keeps on growing. This dramatic indoor plant has been finding its way into peoples homes in all sorts of spaces. Take a look at how its vibrant green and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Fiddle leaf fig trees have a rock star magnetism that can’t be denied. With their large, leathery leaves ...