For apple scab, do one spray now while the tree is dormant and the tips of the buds are green. Spray again later in winter ...

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 ...

Shown are three grafting froes used in the improvement of apple varieties. All three were either files or rasps in their previous incarnations before being re-wrought into new tools by the blacksmith.

Over time, they spread to different parts of the world. The history of Aomori apples traces back to the early Meiji period. In 1871, Western apple varieties were brought to Japan, and three small ...

An excellent choice for a small ornamental tree with year-round interest is the kumquat or one of its hybrids, which do not ...

Apple season may be over but the work isn’t, farmers are busy in the winter months preparing for spring. Marshall Saunders ...

In the northwestern most region of New Jersey is a sprawling 50-acre farm that was once run down and dilapidated. But over ...

You don’t need to own an orchard or live in the tropics to grow fresh fruit. You can grow dwarf fruit trees even if you have a small yard.

Two problems commonly associated with apple trees plague growers: apple scab and apple maggots. It is too late for remedial action at this time of year but what you do now can affect next ...

these Malus coronaria cuttings — along with cuttings from previous hunts — will be grafted onto an apple rootstock. That will allow them to grow into trees which are identical to the original. However ...

Make lunch easy with these 5-ingredient lunch recipes, like kale salads and brie grilled cheese sandwiches, for a simple but ...

When they reached the trees, van Nocker and Christian cut off small pieces of the ... until researchers developed an apple with the desired traits of both varieties. But van Nocker said it ...