A wide variety of pests can affect apple trees. Those interested can learn about the common ones and ways to control them at Apples All Year Long: Pest Management, on Saturday, July 14, at the Audubon ...

If you see velvety green spots on your apples or leaves, it's a sign your fruit tree has been affected by a disease that can ...

Do not plant black walnuts, eastern red cedars, junipers, and hawthorns near apple trees. Avoid planting tomatoes, potatoes, ...

When planting apple trees in your yard, it’s worth thinking beyond soil drainage and light conditions—and even the delicious fruit you’ll eventually get to eat. However, you should also consider what ...

The apple harvest is over, but there are still some important pest management practices to follow to ensure healthy trees in the spring. The pests we need to manage are not the little ones we ...

After a few years of watching and waiting for a peach tree I planted to bear fruit, it finally did this year. Unfortunately, it was unable to produce during those first few years because of peach leaf ...

There's nothing more delightful than seeing a treasure trove of crisp fruits on your apple trees just waiting to be picked. If you want the apple trees in your yard to thrive, you might like to ...

Picture this: a crisp fall afternoon, golden leaves swirling, and the smell of apples and pears drifting through the air.

“Everyone thinks it’s a great, romantic idea to grow fruit in the backyard,” Colorado State University Extension Master Gardener Susan Rose said, “but fruit trees are quite a commitment, and pests ...

On a sunny spring afternoon near Selah, a crew hired by Yakima County cut down an apple tree. This wasn’t a case of a tree growing in the right-of-way of a new road or interfering with utility lines.