Have you ever noticed that your backyard apple or pear tree produces a large quantity of fruit one year, but a disappointingly small crop the next? This common occurrence is known as alternate bearing ...

Growing perfect apples is not as complicated as you think, especially compared to something 'simpler' like looking after a ...

Helen Rosner writes that the saying about bad apples is often used to refer to the corruption of select individuals, but the point is the fruit’s susceptibility to collective rot and disease.

Study finds genetic mechanisms behind high-yield apple trees. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 11 / 241125125028.htm. Boyce Thompson Institute.

Published June 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM EDT Facebook; ... On Verona Island, at the end of a dirt road, a couple dozen wizened apple trees stand sentry in a grassy field sloping down to the river.