If you've always wanted to grow apple trees, March and April are great times to plant. But before you buy a tree, ... This generally requires the frequent use of fungicides.

The apple varieties whose flavors are familiar from the supermarket, such as Granny Smith, Fuji or Honeycrisp, are sprayed regularly with fungicides and other chemicals in commercial orchards.

Growing an apple tree is a great way to enjoy delicious, fresh fruit from the comfort of your own home. Once these plants reach maturity, they can produce hundreds of apples per year—so you'll ...

Cherry pie, peach cobbler and apple crisp are just a few things that come to mind when fruit trees are mentioned, says Elizabeth Exstrom.

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s outer perimeter, high above convenient apple-picking height.

A: I’m sorry to hear your tree is sick.If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone. Many crab apple trees in our region were hit by a disease called apple scab this year. Horticulturist Bob ...

Because black rot fungus has become so prevalent, a good case can be made for delaying spring pruning of apple trees until after the trees have started to show spring growth.