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 ...

Having delicious apples right in your back yard is a treat. Our Master gardener will help you decide to go for a dwarf apple tree or standard variety.

Everything you need to know about 85 types of apples, from heirlooms like Ashmead’s Kernel to new creations like Gala. Greg Dupree / Photo Illustration by Sabrina Tan There are over 7,500 apple ...

Growing the best fruit trees for your own flavorsome fruit is easy when you know which tree to buy. Homegrown fruit tastes ten times better than shop-bought produce, contains a greater density of ...

Wondering what trees to plant in February? We're nearing the end of the dormant season for bare-root trees, but there's still ...

Roughly 44% of Michigan’s apple trees are either Galas or Honeycrisps – yet despite their dominance, the state is known for its variety of apple types. Michigan had nearly 15 million apple trees in ...

Broadly speaking, apples grow on trees in two basic configurations, spur bearing and tip bearing. The most common type we see nowadays are spur-bearing trees. Spurs are modified shoots usually less ...

Knowing it can take an apple tree anywhere from two to 10 years to bear fruit, the owners of Tuttle Orchards started years ...

LEWISTON, Idaho -- Five types of apples, once thought to be extinct, have been rediscovered in northern Idaho and eastern Washington. The Lewiston Tribune newspaper reported Monday that "apple ...

Apples rank among the world's most valuable fruit crops, with production spanning more than 100 countries. Some apple trees naturally develop into what farmers call 'spur-type' varieties -- compact ...