The warm weather we've experienced in Greater Columbus this past week has many a gardener itching to get outside and plant something. This past week I saw the first fruit trees available for purchase ...

Joellen Dimond plant hollies, and Mr. D. discusses disease-resistant apple tree varieties. This week on The Family Plot: Gardening in the Mid-South, University of Memphis Director of Landscape Joellen ...

Wondering what trees to plant in February? We're nearing the end of the dormant season for bare-root trees, but there's still plenty of time to get them in the ground before spring arrives. If you're ...

WALKER -- John Dainsberg, master gardener, suggested fruit tree varieties likely to succeed in northern Minnesota. While dwarf varieties make it easier to pick fruits, he said they are not as hardy ...

The Malus coronaria learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees that produce cultivated varieties of apples like Honeycrisp or Red Delicious. A key to protecting apples ...

PORT ONEIDA, MICH. -- Of all the incredible natural treasures to be found at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, rare apple varieties are not among the obvious. But heirloom apple trees are ...

Sarah Swadling finds out about a quest to save our hidden cider orchard heritage using DNA testing.

Core a big one for two retirees. Self-described apple detectives EJ Brandt and David Benscoter have tracked down 10 varieties believed to be extinct — their biggest single-season haul ever in their ...