Apples and apple trees are more commonly associated with cooler autumn days and heaping buckets full of delicious apples. But if you want that sweet apple crop, there's no time like summer to give ...

Dwarf apple trees are a great option for those who want to grow fruit but have a small yard. They have certain care needs to ...

Prune in winter to get the most out of the investment of time and money you put into this fall-fruiting tree — that is, lots ...

Pruning an apple tree can seem like a daunting task if you have never done it before. Like most other skills, you start out slowly learning the basics to help build confidence. Then once the basic ...

Many homeowners enjoy growing their own fruit, but they have also learned that they require a lot of care to approach the quality of products obtained from a commercial orchard or grocery store.

CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

A patio with a range of trees in containers - Piranka/Getty Images Growing your own produce is an exciting and incredibly rewarding experience. However, many of us aren't lucky enough to have big ...

Almost everyone has a favorite apple memory, whether it’s bobbing for apples at Halloween, eating a wonderful apple pie, or picking apples on a crisp fall day. If you have a little space on your ...

I assumed Jake Samascott had heard everything, at least everything related to apples, when I reported to his family’s sprawling Kinderhook, NY orchard last Saturday morning. The reason was a workshop ...