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.

A: Apple trees commonly produce shoots where the trunk emerges from ground level, often termed crown suckers. If allowed to ...

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 ...

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.

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.

Japanese apple rust, a disease affecting apple and crabapple trees, as well as junipers, left this spot on the leaves of a tree. The finger-like projections on the back of the leaf produce fungal ...