The original Bramley apple tree is “hanging in the balance” after the property outside which it grows was put up for sale.

Get rid of dead or damaged branches and keep the tree's size in check. If you look forward to harvesting fruit from your own apple trees to make jams, pies, and jars of apple butter, the first step is ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thriving tree laden with ripe red apples, and house in the background - Alexander Shapovalov/Getty Images There are plenty of ways ...

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 ...

Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their ...

Although you can prune apple trees just about any time of the year, most apple growers agree spring is the best time to do it. One reason given for spring pruning is because when trees come out of ...

Q: I moved into a home a couple of years ago with an apple tree, and it’s never produced fruit. What can I do to get it to fruit? A: If the yard only has one apple tree, one of my first suspects is ...

In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer. A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight ...

Boulder County’s once-forgotten apple trees don’t produce the same fruit piled high in the grocery store produce section — they bear names like Ben Davis and Wealthy, Hawkeye and Duchess of Oldenburg.

Do not plant black walnuts, eastern red cedars, junipers, and hawthorns near apple trees. Avoid planting tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, brassicas, and root vegetables near apples. Sunflowers nearby also ...