The stone fruit orchard was not only a grove a trees, but a living history of man’s breeding of fruit. Many unique varieties of stone fruit – such as heirloom peaches, plums, cherries ...

pears (European and Asian), and stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, pluots, and cherries). Apple trees are commonly affected by fire blight, apple scab, fruit rots, rusts, and powdery ...

Here is how to thin the fruits in your orchards properly, and the specific requirements for apples, pears, and various stone fruit trees. Read more: How To Help Your Trees That Aren't Supplying Fruit?

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Got summer fruit and a few slices of staling sandwich bread? You’re just an hour away from this bubbling, juicy, cinnamon toast-y brown Betty. Summer’s undersung stone fruit gets the red ...

Ignore any brown wind scars on the skin of stone fruit, it doesn’t affect the fruit. Avoid split cherries or bruised stone fruit. Stone fruit will continue to ripen after it is picked.