Young woman harvests fruit from multiple trees. - Davidf/Getty Images Multiple methods for propagating fruit trees? Why not just plant seeds? The reason is that the seeds of any fruit will produce ...

What's better than homegrown fruit? Whether it's apples, peaches, or pears, the possibilities are endless—and the local flavor and freshness can't be overstated. The best way to get even more of these ...

Grafting is a technique of joining two pieces of different plants together so that they form a single plant. For a successful graft, the plants must be genetically compatible, for example: same ...

When plants are propagated by layering, the part of the plant that will hopefully become a new plant is still attached to and protected by the mother plant. Layering is often considered easier and ...