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

Apples are seen on a tree at Golden Harvest Farms on Friday, Sept. 2, 2022 in Valatie, N.Y. Lori Van Buren/Times Union By Melissa Manno , Reporter Sep 10, 2022 ...

This form features a sturdy trunk and strong branches but makes larger trees easier to harvest. It is good for standard apple trees as well as apricot, cherry, fig, nectarine, olive, peach, pear ...

Suppose you start your own apple orchard on the cheap. You harvest the seeds from a single apple that you love and plant them in the ground. Next spring, six apple tree seedlings come up — success!

Summertime apple tree care that will help you get a better harvest this fall 🔊 In this episode, Don and John go over some of the summertime care you should be giving your apple trees.

They're also naturally resistant to scab, so they'll require less maintenance than other apple trees. Zones: 4 to 9. Size: Standard trees grow 15 to 20 feet tall and wide; dwarf varieties are smaller.

Overgrown apple trees are also difficult to harvest and spray. Gardeners who have such a tree are often at a loss as to how to get it back in shape. Ward Upham, Horticulture Specialist with Kansas ...

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.

Another good apple harvest year is expected this season, with an estimated haul of about 30.5 million bushels, or 1.281 billion pounds, in 2024, the Michigan Apple Committee announced.

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.

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association released its 2022 fresh apple crop forecast on Monday, and it predicts 108.7 million standard 40-pound boxes will be harvested, an 11.1% decrease from ...