You'll never run short of delicious apples to throw in your lunch box or grab on the go if you grow your own apple trees.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away - so why not grow a whole bunch of them? Here's everything you need to know before you ...

Ever try growing an apple tree from a seed? In this time lapse, we demonstrate how a seed was stratified after extraction ...

Broadly speaking, apples grow on trees in two basic configurations, spur bearing and tip bearing. The most common type we see nowadays are spur-bearing trees. Spurs are modified shoots usually less ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It is a fantastic year for fruit. After the long drought, rewards are here for the picking: huge crops of ...

Looking for a fun, educational project for the kids or just something different for your indoor garden? Try growing plants from kitchen scraps. We've all heard of soaking and rooting avocado seeds ...

VICTORIA, Minnesota — It's so frustrating when our apple trees look so healthy, but just don't give us any apples. There's one big reason for that. It's called over-cropping. May apple varieties ...

Q: I have a few trees in my yard that have growth at the bottom as shown in the photo. Should I cut the sprouts down? If so, what's the best way to do it without hurting the tree? — John A. A: The ...

Do not plant black walnuts, eastern red cedars, junipers, and hawthorns near apple trees. Avoid planting tomatoes, potatoes, peppers, brassicas, and root vegetables near apples. Sunflowers nearby also ...