This is the perfect time to plant a fruit tree. Wondering what fruit trees to plant? From apricots to plums, here are 10 more ...

“Another popular choice is dwarf peach trees, which begin fruiting in only 1 to 2 years through proper pruning and grow to heights of 6 to 8 feet,” Sons says. Dwarf peach trees grow best in sunny ...

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 ...

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 ...

People in a village have come together to plant a range of rare heritage apple trees. A community orchard has been created in ...

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 ...

They may not be found anywhere else in the world,' team leader says; scions will be grafted onto root stock to allow people ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Any tree that has ‘domestica’ in its name has been domesticated for a ...

The Malus coronaria learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or Red Delicious. A key to protecting apples ...

Perhaps you’ve decided to add an apple tree to your existing garden. Or perhaps you have an established tree serving as the centerpiece for other plantings. Either way, it’s important to be particular ...

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.

CHRIS BAUGHER’S great-grandfather first planted apple trees in Adams County, Pennsylvania in 1905. In 2013 Mr Baugher planted 7,000 Fuji apple trees in the orchard, which supplies apples to market and ...