If you're interested in growing fruit trees in your garden, consider choosing native varieties. Native fruit trees require less maintenance than non-native ones because they are well-adapted to the ...

Johnny Appleseed got it right: the common apple tree (Malus domestica) is not native to North America, but it's also not considered invasive. Other fruit trees, however, are not so benign. Introduced ...

Walking around the urban oasis that is Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, one wouldn’t expect to find pawpaws – the largest edible fruit native to North America – growing alongside tombstones. Stroll ...

If you grew up in the eastern United States, you may have heard this folksong around the campfire. Once called “America’s forgotten fruit,” the common pawpaw tree (Asimina triloba) is a rich source of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This 2009 image provided by Bugwood.org shows two Amelanchier canadensis Canadian serviceberry trees. (Richard Webb/Bugwood.org ...

Beach plum is another native North American fruit that grows along the beaches and sand dunes from Virginia to Canada’s Nova Scotia. In early spring, their bush branches are covered in vibrant, ...

“Where oh where is dear little Susie? Way down yonder in the Pawpaw Patch….” If you grew up in the eastern United States, you may have heard this folksong around the campfire. Once called “America’s ...