The warm weather we've experienced in Greater Columbus this past week has many a gardener itching to get outside and plant something. This past week I saw the first fruit trees available for purchase ...

Apple trees (Malus) not only give us fruit – they are also excellent wildlife plants, especially crab apples. ‘Apple trees are a good source of forage for bumblebee queens in springtime and for red ...

You don’t need a sprawling orchard or years of gardening experience to grow certain types of fruit trees. Many of the most ...

Wondering what trees to plant in February? We're nearing the end of the dormant season for bare-root trees, but there's still ...

Broadly speaking, apples grow on trees in two basic configurations, spur bearing and tip bearing. The most common type we see nowadays are spur-bearing trees. Spurs are modified shoots usually less ...

Could a dwarf apple tree be an option for your yard? If you're contemplating adding an apple tree, you'd probably like to know more about the varieties and how dwarf apple trees stand up against ...

Roughly 44% of Michigan’s apple trees are either Galas or Honeycrisps – yet despite their dominance, the state is known for its variety of apple types. Michigan had nearly 15 million apple trees in ...

Apples rank among the world's most valuable fruit crops, with production spanning more than 100 countries. Some apple trees naturally develop into what farmers call 'spur-type' varieties -- compact ...

PORT ONEIDA, MICH. -- Of all the incredible natural treasures to be found at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, rare apple varieties are not among the obvious. But heirloom apple trees are ...