CORVALLIS, Mont. — In the early 1900's especially, the Bitter Root Valley grew several hundred varieties of fruit trees, most of them apple. But many of those antique fruits were lost or forgotten.

Spring doesn’t wait, and neither should a productive garden. The window before peak heat offers a golden opportunity to establish fruit plants that thrive with just a bit of early-season momentum.

Hot-weather cherries, drought-resistant melons and six other crops in the works that could change how we eat in a fast-warming world. Tom Adams is the chief executive and co-founder of Pairwise, which ...

Q: Several years ago at the university orchard on Horse Drive, you gave us a list of five different peach trees to plant, each ripening at different times. We’ve enjoyed peaches from May through ...