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 ...

With trees ranging from dwarf to standard (right), size selection bcomes crucial. Dwarves are easier to maintain and more productive. An apple orchard may be the quintessential symbol of the good life ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Apple growers want to get the most out of their high-value cultivars, and a Purdue University study shows they might want to focus on the types of apples they plant near those ...

Going out to pick apples on a crisp fall day can't be beat. It's as American as apple pie. But, what does it mean to be American? Except for Native Americans, we're all immigrants. And so is the apple ...

Many apple varieties common in the United States a century ago can no longer be found in today's orchards and nurseries. But some historic apple trees still survive in abandoned farmsteads and ...

If there are any trees in your area, you may have noticed that a couple of major changes come over them at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn. Branches end up laden with fruit, nuts, seed ...

According to the orchardists, if apple trees do not receive adequate chilling hours during the required period, both yield ...

When Zarrina Mulloboeva got invited to go apple picking the other day, she thought it would be a taste of home. She's an exchange student from Tajikistan, in central Asia — a country close to the ...