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

Fielding Questions: Apple trees holding onto leaves, maples falling out of favor, plus berry types As pruning time approaches, columnist Don Kinzler weighs in on marcescence, an occurrence where ...

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 ...

2. Stratify the seeds. Apple seeds need a period of cold stratification to mimic winter and encourage the seeds to germinate.

Waiting for an apple tree to bear at its optimal age is better than unnaturally stressing a tree into bearing, which might cause long-term health problems. Q: I’ve got some leftover grass seed ...

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.

For apple scab, do one spray now while the tree is dormant and the tips of the buds are green. Spray again later in winter when bud tips are pink, but before blossoms open.

They're a lot bigger than the cocky apple leaves. We've also got our red apple tree. So this one here produces tasty bright red apples. So they're about this small, most of our apples.

RHS orchard’s heritage apple trees sampled for their ‘DNA fingerprint’ Leaves from trees in the charity’s Rosemoor Garden’s Devon collection orchard will be sampled as part of the project.

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 ...