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

If you don't have a lot of space and you want to grow an apple tree, then you probably would want to go with one of the dwarf apples. And dwarf apples are on malling number nine. It's M-A-L-L-I-N ...

As you start to think of Spring time weather, you may begin looking around the yard making a to-do list to accomplish. One of those looming tasks may be finally “attacking” that old apple tree. Late ...

Apple trees (Malus spp.) have simple, oval-shaped leaves and produce striking white flowers in the spring. Apple trees can live up to 100 years old but typically perform best in their youth.

So far, this spring has been good for blooming trees and shrubs. One that comes to mind is Saucer Magnolia. This lavender-blooming, multi-stemmed tree is still holding on to blooms in some areas.

Pruning is my favorite gardening task, and now is a suitable time to start pruning shrubs that have put on growth and need ...

Although you can prune apple trees year-round, the preferred time is just before the buds open in the spring. This is when trees are making their fastest growth allowing them to heal quickly from ...

Have you ever noticed that your backyard apple or pear tree produces a large quantity ... On-Year that sets the next season up for an Off-Year. Fruit trees naturally drop fruit throughout the spring ...