Nothing beats baking fresh fruit tarts from a tree you cultivated in your backyard orchard. But what if you live in a chilly location? Will the harsh weather mean poor growth and pitiful harvests?

Q: We live north of Veblen, S.D., 1 mile from the North Dakota-South Dakota border. We planted two Contender peach trees two years ago. In early September we picked two dozen peaches and they were the ...

Nothing screams summer like biting into a ripe, juicy peach, a stone fruit that’s typically harvested in the United States from May through late September. While you can buy peaches at farmers markets ...