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 ...

Here's how the experts say you should plant a pit—and how to care for it. It can be difficult to grow a plum tree from a pit, but it's possible! Start by choosing the correct variety of plum, then ...

Have you ever taken a bite from a delicious plum and immediately thought about growing your own tree from the pit? Even though the plums you bring home from a grocery store (Prunus domestica, European ...

Wild plums are commonly found growing along Missouri highways and backyards. A workshop on Friday will demonstrate the best methods for ensuring the fruit can be harvested and eaten. Lincoln ...

This spring, don’t forage for wild edible plants. Instead, welcome them into your garden. By Margaret Roach Jared Rosenbaum knows the primal thrill of foraging — a sense of interdependence with the ...

My neighbor used to have seven Asian persimmon trees planted in his front yard. Come fall, he would be out harvesting the sweet orange fruits. A friend from church had a huge brown turkey fig tree ...

CHILLICOTHE, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri residents with wild red mulberry and plum fruit growing on their properties can make a few extra bucks with the Department of Conservation this summer. The Missouri ...

Every May, visitors to the Jersey Shore (and points north and south) may spot delicate blossoms on hardy bush-like trees thriving amidst the sand dunes and grasses that help protect beaches from ...