A: This phenomenon is called alternate-year bearing and is very common in fruit trees. In non-bearing years, the tree tends ...

Why? This phenomenon is called “alternate year bearing” and is very common in fruit trees. In non-bearing years, the tree tends to expend its resources on vegetative growth since fruit ...

The Administrative Committee for Pistachios estimated there were approximately 124,000 non-bearing acres with trees in their first through fifth year, as well as another 7,500 newly planted acres.

In just 15 years, POP has helped 67 sites grow stands of anywhere from three to a couple hundred food-bearing trees, bushes, vines, and other plants. In that time, many tons of fruit and nuts have ...

Evergreen trees and shrubs often (but not always) have needles and produce cones. These needled cone-bearing trees are called conifers. Example of conifer trees include pine, fir, spruce and cedar.