USA TODAY spoke with apple breeders, growers and researchers to find the secrets of one of America's most popular fruits.

Pruning apple trees has many benefits. It can prevent damaged tree limbs from harming other branches and increase airflow ...

Apples are on my mind. They’re everywhere at this time of year. This coming weekend marks the 30th anniversary of Franklin ...

The seeds that you remove from your apple slices can actually be planted into the ground and, within about ten years, you'll ...

We're only a second to California," says Derek Plotkowski, a fruit extension educator at Michigan ... If you start talking about Europe, they have unique apple varieties that have been used ...

Topical application of this fruit also has skin-friendly benefits that help you look younger. While you might be able to ...

Before the 1980s, there were usually three varieties of apples available: red, yellow and green. Growing up, Bedford mostly ...

If you're wondering what rootstocks are, we'll take a closer look at those in a second ... where over 175 apple varieties grow in the traditional fruit orchards. 'For example, while the rootstock ...

What's worse than trying to satisfy a craving for a juicy apple only to bite into one that's not quite ripe? Look for ...

“Ten dollars,” the man said as he passed a box of fruit through the car window ... His jagged profile gives him the look of a man who has known hunger for a large part of his life.

Rather than picturing the Spirit’s fruit as a homemade pie that depends on its ingredients, we are to picture it as a tree. A fruitful tree is dependent on external factors to survive and thrive.

Last summer we wrote about some of the benefits of planting fruit trees for whitetail deer. This week we’ll look at some ...