From blossom to harvest, apples are sensitive to every shift in the weather — and this season has thrown a little bit of everything at growers. Between heavy rainfall and ...

The Maryland Department of Agriculture announced there are worsening conditions of beech leaf disease in the state.

Apple trees are an investment not just in one's kitchen (fresh apples? delicious), but also in the value of one's home and ...

Fruit trees can take years before they bear fruit, and it's your job to get them there safely. Help prevent pest damage with ...

Apple scab is a common fungal disease that causes dark spots to appear on leaves and fruit. These pungent plants may also help keep away deer and rabbits. Zones: 3 to 9 Mature size: 12 to 24 ...

To apple historian John Bunker, it's a treasure trove of living history. "Apple varieties that were grown commonly in Maine, 100 to 200, to 250, years ago," Bunker said.

Peace says he can't determine the exact age of a tree based on a leaf sample alone, but the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association says it's at least 200 years old, making it one of the ...

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes — fall quickly, making them likely to ...

GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- A Green Bay nonprofit hopes to bring fruitful lessons to elementary school students. New Leaf Foods helped three Green Bay schools install a variety of fruit trees Friday ...

The process was long: After the Rockefeller Center tree was removed from the busy Big Apple hotspot, it was processed in a dry kiln and sawn into 48 2-inch-by-6-inch-by-8-foot beams — each of ...

In a wet year, a disease-resistant apple tree may still show the symptoms of apple scab and powdery mildew, fungal diseases that are encouraged by high humidity and wet leaves.

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.