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

David Benscoter, of the Lost Apple Project,8 has written an interesting history of the search for lost apples in Eastern Washington. To date, Benscoter and his group have rediscovered around 30 apples ...

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

As the rest of our culture thrives on overexposure, why shouldn’t a garden have the right to retain an air of mystery?