There are approximately 250 varieties of plums grown in California. They thrive in the San Joaquin Valley, are one of the easiest fruit trees to grow in the home garden, and are delicious to eat.

Hybrid fruit trees are often hardier. They can also produce delicious fruit in more abundance than their parents. That's a boon for birds visiting your yard.

•Sprinkle wildflower seeds. There’s still time to plant California poppies and other wildflowers that bloom in spring. •Resist the urge to clean up cold-damaged plants. They may look sad, but damaged ...

If you want to add hybrid fruit trees to your garden, you’re in for a sweet treat. Hybrid fruit trees are generally easier to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Part plum and part apricot, this complex hybrid may be the most elusive stone fruit. Serious Eats / Getty Images Even during peak ...

A great choice for the home orchard is the Pluot, a plum-apricot hybrid. Pluots (pronounced plew-otts) are like plums in flavor and texture, but are sweeter and less acidic. Many pluot varieties are ...

Q: I purchased a Flavor Supreme bare-root pluot tree at the University Orchard on Horse Drive in North Las Vegas six years ago. The pluots are plentiful and taste great. I spray the tree with ...

Nectaplums may still be a decade away, but the Pluot is a raging success. An arranged marriage between a plum and apricot, consummated with the help of Modesto plant breeder Floyd Zaiger, the Pluot is ...

“I was visiting my parents in Modesto and we picked up some delicious pluots at a local fruit stand. Since my Santa Rosa plum has rarely bloomed or produced fruit, I was interested in replacing it ...

Sweet stone fruit with pedigrees like 'Sugar Lady' and 'Arctic Jay' have dueled for my attention, while the fortunes of experimental plum-cots and peach-plums rose and fell on the whims of my palate.

A great choice for the home orchard is the pluot, a plum-apricot hybrid. Pluots (pronounced plew-otts) are like plums in flavor and texture, but are sweeter and less acidic. Many pluot varieties are ...