CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

Dwarf apple trees are a great option for those who want to grow fruit but have a small yard. They have certain care needs to ...

Having delicious apples right in your back yard is a treat. Our Master gardener will help you decide to go for a dwarf apple ...

Plant apple trees in full sun, in soil that drains well and on a high point so frost gathering in low pockets will not damage the tree or the fruit. If apple trees are close to the south or west side ...

Apples and apple trees are more commonly associated with cooler autumn days and heaping buckets full of delicious apples. But if you want that sweet apple crop, there's no time like summer to give ...

Q.: We bought our home last year and were told by the previous owner that the yard had peach, cherry and apple trees. He said all he ever did was spray them once for pests in the early spring. We did ...

If you long to diversify your land by planting an apple tree, you will find that most apple varieties require cross-pollination by honeybees in order to bear fruit. This requires planting at least two ...

I assumed Jake Samascott had heard everything, at least everything related to apples, when I reported to his family’s sprawling Kinderhook, NY orchard last Saturday morning. The reason was a workshop ...

Plant apple trees in full sun, in soil that drains well and on a high point so frost gathering in low pockets will not damage the tree or the fruit. If apple trees are close to the south or west side ...