The original Bramley apple tree is “hanging in the balance” after the property outside which it grows was put up for sale.
Some trees and shrubs have a bad reputation for being susceptible to diseases: lilacs to powdery mildew, junipers to juniper ...
Many fruit trees in North America need a cold snap to go dormant, but it can get too cold, particularly up north. Turn to ...
After months of watering, pruning, and watching your apple tree fill up with fruit, it's tempting to rush out and start plucking them. But not every shiny apple is ready to leave the branch just yet.
On Verona Island, at the end of a dirt road, a couple dozen wizened apple trees stand sentry in a grassy field sloping down to the river. To the untrained eye, it's a bunch of old trees. To apple ...
Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the kind mummy used to make. Delicious desserts made from homegrown apples are autumn’s finest treats. Unfortunately, our apple trees don’t always grow the ...
Sarah Lott Zost’s great-grandfather planted his first apple tree in 1927 in Gardners, Pennsylvania. Nearly a century later, the fourth-generation farmer is facing a never-seen-before challenge in ...
Every autumn, I begin to crave generic seasonal comforts: the hues of turning leaves, the chill of sweater weather. I’m not really a pumpkin-spice person, but I’m a sucker for a classic u-pick apple ...
So you have spent years caring for your apple tree. You planted it, you've trained it, pruned and sprayed, taking care of it for years and finally it's become old enough to produce its first apple ...
We take a look at the Crab Apple Tree, one of Ireland's oldest native sacred trees. Editor's note: Below is an extract from the Moon Mná Diary-Journal. As the ‘Tree of Immortality', the native Crab ...