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

Apple trees, like many perennial plants, endure a prolonged juvenile stage before reaching maturity, during which they ...

Apples are a nutritious fruit packed with fiber, antioxidants, and numerous health benefits. Including apples in your diet can support heart health, improve digestion, and may even help protect ...

The resilient, native fruit has a cult following and could be small farms’ hedge against climate change in a fast-warming world.

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

And that's just the beginning of the surprising modern reality of a quintessentially American fruit ‒ one that captures our imagination each fall with apple-picking, apple cider doughnuts and ...

The world's earliest pies are nothing like the tasty pies we know today. But certain key points in history helped to define ...

As one of the world's most popular fruits, apples provide both nutrition and health benefits. Eating apples may help with heart health, digestion, hydration, and more.

But this year, one fruit is quietly taking center stage. Not the crunchy Honeycrisp or the sweet Gala. It’s the rediscovery of heritage apples. Heritage apples bring more than just their rich ...

The couple bought a 64-acre orchard in Mexico, N.Y., a town about half an hour north of Syracuse, with the dream of drawing in pick-your-own enthusiasts and selling fruit at farmers markets. After ...

they quickly dismissed the idea of growing conventional fruit. Warmer winters, followed by snap freezes, were devastating apple and peach crops. They nixed grape vines and berries, which invasive ...