Young Trees Can Still Produce Some Fruit

I am on assignment in northern Afghanistan now, but my readers will still be able to follow the answers to my gardening questions here in the newspaper as well as on my blog. So keep the questions coming! Q: I don't know how old my peach tree is. I assume

Joshua Siskin: Coffee, trumpets and other delights

I had never seen a coffee plant produce fruit in the Valley until being confronted with a robust specimen thriving in a container on Jerry Esten's shaded patio. The plant is bedecked with a plenitude of coffee cherries, or fruit, which, although green, will eventually turn red, each containing two coffee beans, or seeds.

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Grow 'up' to garden in a small space

My midtown yard does not offer much space for a vegetable garden. Besides containers, are there options for limited sun exposure? - Jack N., Tulsa.

New Community Apple Orchard brings the past into the present

The Woodbine Com-munity Orchard is now reality. As of April 25, the 450 trees that make up the orchard were planted, bermmed and pruned. The orchard is at the intersection of Eighth Street and Pike Tr