In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer. A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Provide your growing apple tree with 1 inch of water per week during the growing and fruiting period, says Walke. During the ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It's a fall favorite activity, apple picking! And we are currently in the peak picking season. How do the apples look and taste this year? Plus, how has the weather in the spring and ...

How can climate change impact apple production in the United States? This is what a recent study published in Environmental Research Letters hopes to address as a team of researchers from Washington ...

Unfortunately, one of the primary results of climate change has been shifting weather, which is a threat to the viability of ...

Some of the most productive apple regions in America are facing big challenges from a changing climate, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed over 40 years of climate conditions that impact ...