Apples

Learn how to grow apple trees in your own backyard and enjoy bountiful harvests for years to come. From planting to harvest, these tips will help you grow.

By Kathleen Walters

Knowing how to plant apple seeds can be a fun project that has the potential to lead to exciting future fruits. Find out a free way to grow your own homegrown apple trees

By Mary Ellen Ellis

If you have apple trees in your backyard orchard, you probably need to learn about apple cotton root rot symptoms. Click this article for what to look for if you have apples with cotton root rot, as well as information on apple cotton root rot control.

By Teo Spengler

Have you ever eaten a Fortune apple? If not, you're missing out. Fortune apples have a very unique spicy flavor not found in other apple cultivars, so unique you might want to think about growing your own Fortune apple trees. This article will help with that.

By Amy Grant

If you love sweet apples like Honey Crisp, you might want to try growing Candy Crisp apple trees. Never heard of Candy Crisp apples? The following article contains Candy Crisp apple info on how to grow Candy Crisp apples in the landscape.

By Amy Grant

Crown gall enters trees through wounds, often wounds inflicted accidentally by the gardener. If you have noticed crown gall on an apple tree, you'll want to know about apple crown gall treatment. Click here for information on how to manage apple crown gall.

By Teo Spengler

Apples from your own tree are one of the greatest rewards your garden can provide. But what do you do if your apples look a little less magnificent than the ones at the market? There are several treatments for apple blotch fungus disease; click here to learn more.

By Kristi Waterworth

Your apples are ready to harvest but you notice that many of them have small depressions to larger corky, discolored areas on the surface of the fruit. Don't panic, the apples are still edible they just have apple cork spot disease. Learn more in this article.

By Amy Grant

While apple trees are moderate users of most nutrients, they do use a lot of potassium and calcium. Thus, these should be applied each year when apple tree feeding, but what about other nutrients? Find out how to fertilize apple trees in this article.

By Amy Grant

Water sprouts are thin shoots that arise from the trunk or branches of an apple tree. Apple tree water sprouts drain vital energy from a tree without providing any benefit in return. Find out what causes unsightly water sprouts and what to do about them in this article.

By Jackie Carroll

If you live in U.S. hardiness zones 5-8 and are looking for a delicious, easy-to-grow apple tree, Braeburn may be just what you are looking for. Click on the following article for tips on growing Braeburn apples in the landscape.

By Darcy Larum

Flyspeck on apples is a common problem, but it's simple to manage with some cultural modifications. Learn more about flyspeck and its control in the following article so you can keep it managed in the garden.

By Kristi Waterworth

Click here to learn how to make apple cider from homegrown apples for winter celebrations, or anytime.

By Amy Grant

If you just can't wait for the late apple harvest, try growing early season apples such as Earigold apple trees. What is an Earigold apple? The following article discusses growing an Earigold apple and other pertinent Earigold information.

By Amy Grant

Apple maggots can ruin an entire crop. In this article, you will learn how to recognize the signs and take appropriate preventative measures beforehand in fighting off these pests.

By Nikki Tilley