We wave as we pass our friends’ house, then park below their orchard, a century-old stand of apricot trees that sits at 6,500 feet. The 50 trees here are old, and time has gnarled their branches.

Farmer Norm Schultz from Linvilla Orchards said he's concerned about the thousands of peach, pear and apple trees as the ...

Much of the origin of the apricot is lost in time, with China, India and Armenia all having been thought at one time as the ...

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LOCKPORT, N.Y. — When Kyle Townsend and Mitchell Gunther decided to start an orchard in this town just east of Niagara Falls two years ago, they quickly dismissed the idea of growing ...

Apricot Bars bring back childhood memories for me. My grandfather had apricot trees in his backyard in California and every summer we would can and dry all the apricots we couldn’t eat and bring ...

The small greenish flowers grow on trees in their native Mexico and other warm climates. However, despite fitting all the requirements for a fruit, avocados are more often treated as vegetables in ...

Carob refers to the seeds and fruit of the carob tree. Carob products have a variety of uses and may have benefits for your health. Carob powder is high in fiber and commonly used as a caffeine ...

FRUIT FLIES are smart. For a start—the clue is in the name—they can fly. They can also flirt; fight; form complex, long-term memories of their surroundings; and even warn one another about the ...

But the nearly 200-tree McDonald Peach Orchard, situated near the Mojave River in Apple Valley, is “old and tired,” producing smaller-sized fruit as the orchard battles age, critters and ...

An engaging optical illusion challenges viewers to locate a hidden caterpillar in a fruit-laden tree within 8 seconds, suggesting higher IQ levels for those who succeed. Designed to test ...