Which fruit picker is best? If you have ever wondered how your apples, pears and walnuts get to the market from the tops of the tallest trees, the answer is simple: a fruit picker. A fruit picker ...

It's a moral dilemma: You're walking around the neighborhood, in the middle of the day, temperatures blazing. You're sweaty, thirsty and in need of a refreshment. You look ahead and, like a miracle, a ...

Gala apples hang from a branch in the Barden Family Orchard in North Scituate. It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to ...

It's getting to be that time of year: Apples are growing, blackberries have ripened – and pretty soon, you'll be able to find piles of smashed, rotten, unpicked fruit on a city sidewalk or in a ...

Ever taken a stroll in the park or traveled through a forest and seen a bunch of fruit trees? The temptation to pick one is so real. As each summer day passes, many fruits are coming in season in ...

Cherries hang from a branch on a tree in an orchard off West Sagemoor Road in Franklin County. A cool spring delayed maturity of the sweet fruit around the Mid-Columbia, according to a horticulture ...