Have you ever noticed that your backyard apple or pear tree produces a large quantity of fruit one year, but a ...

VICTORIA, Minnesota — It's so frustrating when our apple trees look so healthy, but just don't give us any apples. There's one big reason for that. It's called over-cropping.

As apple blossoms bloom, watch out for the pesky Codling Moth that threatens your harvest. Regular checks and clever bagging ...

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s outer perimeter, high above convenient apple-picking height.

Concentrate on giving the tree a balance of both; don’t cut off just old wood or 1-year-old wood since that will become 2-year-old wood the next year and will produce fruit in the future. “Don ...

Most of the apple trees planted in the past century, ... Virginia, in1607, there were no cultivated fruit trees in America—save for a few scattered Indian plantings—only wild crab apples, ...