Wouldn't it be great to have free plums forever after buying just a single piece of fruit? You can if you grow a plum tree from a pit. The process can be a little tricky, but it can be very rewarding.

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a boon for birds visiting your yard.

It happens more often than any of us realizes. You've made it through a summer without tasting one single plum. Maybe the thought isn't particularly heart-breaking, since sinking our teeth into fruit ...

Fruits with a stone in their centre (apricots, cherries and plums for example) are some of the most delicious late-summer fruits. They’re best eaten fully ripe off the tree. In gardens, it is possible ...

You don't always have to wait for too long for a fruit harvest. You can plant these fast-growing trees in early spring for a ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...