In November, I received the following email from Gary Sparr concerning a tree that plum lovers should consider planting. “We have an 11-year-old Methley plum tree that is blooming now with new leaves ...

Dear Neil: Last year, my 5-year-old Methley plum had more than 100 flowers, but it set only six fruit. What can I do differently this year? A: Hopefully we're not too late to help this year, as plums ...

Last winter, we had two periods of freezing weather in San Antonio. The cold spells were severe enough to kill lime trees and defoliate lemons but it there was not enough cold weather overall to ...

Last year I promised my son, Nat, a Mirabelle plum tree for his birthday. By the time I got around to placing the order, the nursery had no Mirabelles and the other varieties we wanted were out of ...