Fall is typically known as harvest season, but you can plant plenty of fruit trees in your backyard during this season.

At the Hudson Valley Apple Project, a cider pioneer is reviving rare apples - and showing how far beyond Red Delicious the ...

Washington's apple crop was projected to hit near-record levels this year, prompting concerns of depressed pricing from ...

A sign that the apples are going to detach simply can be when you see lots of windfall apples on the ground around trees. 'Healthy, ripe apples tend to drop from the tree naturally,' adds Aris. 'If ...

“The most important thing to consumers is texture,” Bowen said. “They might tell you sweetness is what they’re looking for in ...

Orchardists say this year's harvest is providing high-quality fruit despite uneven yields caused by a host of factors.

As a dietitian, I’m constantly telling people to eat more fruits and vegetables. So, when my editor challenged me to practice what I preach in a very specific way—eating an apple every day for a ...

Six orchard floor management systems (OMSs) were installed in 2010 in a young ‘Honeycrisp’ apple (Malus x domestica) orchard (planted 2008) aiming to suppress weed growth. Treatments were: bare ground ...

In the early part of the 20th century, the American chestnut was ravaged by an invasive fungus that arrived from Asia. That fungus made the American chestnut functionally extinct, and although some ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It's a fall favorite activity, apple picking! And we are currently in the peak picking season. How do the apples look and taste this year? Plus, how has the weather in the spring and ...