Once a curiosity, non-branching columnar apple and pear trees have proved to be a boon for small spaces, as well as a ...

Only 10% of historic Northwest oak habitats remain. Oregon conservationists and tribes are clearing Douglas firs to restore ...

YOU MIGHT THINK that in the kingdom of green that is our Northwest, the mighty Douglas fir is supreme, or perhaps the red cedar. Ah, but consider the humble, the ancient, the ultimate in Northwest non ...

If you’ve ever stood in the garden center staring at a plant labeled “low maintenance” and then watched it slowly die on your patio despite what felt like attentive care, you’re in good company. The ...

A recent call alerted me to a pest I feel like I should have known about already: the black fig fly, columnist Bill Pramuk ...

Key Points Most fig trees do not need wasps for pollination and can produce fruit on their own.Fig wasps only exist in parts ...

Dozens of fires ignited in Oregon and Washington as more than 14,000 lightning strikes hit the region during thunderstorms ...

GRIFFITH, Ind. — Residents in northwest Indiana are picking up the pieces on Thursday morning after a round of storms tore through the region on Wednesday. The National Weather Service (NWS) said the ...

Two nonprofit organizations have teamed up to open a community fruit fridge in Tigard.

Oak trees keep absorbing carbon dioxide long after their annual growth has ended, revealing that photosynthesis and wood production are not as closely linked as scientists once believed. The finding ...

Most beginner gardeners walk into a big box store, grab whatever fruit tree looks promising on the label, bring it home with high hopes, and watch it struggle for years without producing a single ...

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