Encourage pollinators to help kiwi be prolific fruit producers Q: Will a self-pollinating kiwi also pollinate a standard kiwi or is a standard male kiwi and a standard female kiwi needed?

When my colleagues hear that I plan to attend a free fruit-tree pruning class offered at one of the city's Community Gardens, they are less than encouraging: "This is the sound of trees crying ...

One of the most often asked questions we get at the nursery is: when and how do I prune my fruit trees? Pruning fruit trees doesn't need to be confusing. It is not rocket science.

A Reedley, Calif., farmer has a big surprise for kiwi lovers. Jerry Kliewer is the exclusive grower of the largest variety of the fruit you have ever seen.