The size and scale of Australia’s pear and apple orchard is relatively unknown, despite commentary from industry that growers ...

Start them from seed or from basal cuttings taken from mother plants, or transplant container-grown artichoke seedlings into ...

As summer arrives, decorative pink-tinged new foliage appears that gradually changes to a rich green colour. There are around 50 cultivars of this south-Asian fruit tree available in Australia. The ...

The contest between truth and post-truth matters when trying to solve big public policy questions. One of these questions is ...

The fruit-bearing Illawarra is a slow-growing ... Reaching up to 15m in height, the she oak is a beautiful Australian tree ...

We show you how to get started. The most commonly planted fruit trees are apple trees but you don't always have to follow convention. Pear, plum, fig and medlar trees can also produce good results.

Iraqi-Australian Hussam Al-Saraf was recently recognised with a Guinness World Record for the most types of fruit on a single tree. His tree bears five species and 10 varieties of fruit.

as “West Australian Septoria,” or “Gloeosporium-like Colletotrichum,” will be adopted by the fruit grower. Fifty-one species of fungi found on citrus trees are described as new to science ...

Under the new policy, residents and property owners will need development approval for "tree damaging activities" of large ...

The research was part of the six-year Avocado Industry Capacity Building project, co-funded by DPIRD and Hort Innovation ...

There have been over 100 reports of needles being found in supermarket fruit in Australia The Australian scare over needles found in strawberries has spread to New Zealand after needles were found ...

Free-standing fruit trees or bush trees, such as those grown in an orchard should be pruned when they're dormant, in winter. Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be ...