Besides providing their tasty, versatile fruit, native plum trees are a keystone species, which means they provide critical ...

Who doesn't love the sweet aroma and decadent fruit of a juicy, ripe mango ... has been out of the reach of many enthusiastic ...

A version of this story appears in the February 2017 issue of National Geographic magazine. Citrus, in many ways, stands alone. So many cultivated species have come from so few primary ancestors.

The most commonly planted fruit trees are apple trees but you don't always have to follow convention. Pear, plum, fig and medlar trees can also produce good results. Different varieties produce ...