The best time to plant bare-root fruit trees like apples is towards the end of winter or the first half of spring, once the ...

The apple crop was extremely variable this year. Some trees produced beautiful crops of apples while others produced a small crop or, in some cases, a crop of very small apples. There were also ...

Paul Locher explains how valuable apples were on the frontier of Ohio Country in the early 1800s, and how settlers improved ...

Harvest only ripe fruit. Cup it in your hand, lifting and twisting gently. A ripe apple will come away cleanly from the tree. Not all varieties store well. Only save unblemished apples with no bruises ...

New Zealand’s apple and pear industry has surpassed $1 billion in orchard gate returns (OGR) for the first time. Two years on ...

However, the goal is not to replace popular varieties like Fuji or Honeycrisp with Malus coronaria apples, since the Michigan tree’s fruit is small, green, and bitter. “To me, they don’t ...

However, the goal is not to replace popular varieties like Fuji or Honeycrisp with Malus coronaria apples, since the Michigan tree's fruit is small, green and bitter. “To me, they don’t taste good at ...

Shimla farmers are facing a potential crisis with their apple crops due to a prolonged dry spell and inadequate chilling hours. Traditional apple varieties require specific cooling times, which ...