Knowing how to grow an apple tree means you enjoy success with one of the most popular fruits in the world. Apple trees are ...

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

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 ...

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

The apple has a long history as a beloved fruit in America. Stories of Johnny Appleseed, the enjoyment of apple picking, the deliciousness of apple pie, and the growing market for craft ciders are ...

"It’s remarkable that a city as diverse as New York doesn’t do more to honor that diversity by planting a wider variety of ...

Pruning apple trees has many benefits. It can prevent damaged tree limbs from harming other branches and increase airflow between branches, reducing potential fungal diseases, says Eric North, program ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Renaissance paintings, medieval archives, cloistered orchards—how one Italian scientist is uncovering secrets that could help combat a growing agricultural crisis ...