Many fruit trees in North America need a cold snap to go dormant, but it can get too cold, particularly up north. Turn to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this Oct. 23, 2019, photo, apples collected by amateur botanists David Benscoter and EJ Brandt of the Lost Apple Project, rest ...

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 ...

A guide to when and how to prune fan-trained fruit trees for healthy trees and bumper crops, including tips for training ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A team of retirees that scours the remote ravines and windswept plains of the Pacific Northwest for long-forgotten pioneer orchards has rediscovered 10 apple varieties that were ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A team of retirees that scours the remote ravines and windswept plains of the Pacific Northwest for long-forgotten pioneer orchards has rediscovered 10 apple varieties that were ...