Knowing it can take an apple tree anywhere from two to 10 years to bear fruit, the owners of Tuttle Orchards started years ...

Piv Bernth and Lars Hermann’s Apple Tree Productions will close at the end of 2026, with its founders citing “increasingly difficult” market conditions. The Danish company was launched in 2017 with ...

Planting an apple tree at the right time and place ensures years of beauty, growth, and homegrown fruit. Spring planting is most effective in cooler regions, while fall planting is better suited for ...

Get rid of dead or damaged branches and keep the tree's size in check. If you look forward to harvesting fruit from your own apple trees to make jams, pies, and jars of apple butter, the first step is ...

The Refuge Food Forest is quiet. The hum of summer insects among the fruit trees has disappeared, the leaves have all fallen, and their dormant branches stand bare against a cold blue sky. Now is the ...

Global fresh apple and pear production are forecast to fall this marketing year as U.S. harvests and exports increase, ...

Before World War II, Iowa ranked among the top apple-producing states in the country. Today, researchers at Iowa State University are working to bring that legacy back, using modern orchard systems ...

Apples rank among the world's most valuable fruit crops, with production spanning more than 100 countries. Some apple trees naturally develop into what farmers call 'spur-type' varieties -- compact ...

Irrigation strategies in fruit tree production have emerged as a cornerstone for enhancing both the resilience and productivity of orchards in water‐scarce environments. Contemporary research has ...