Grafting fruit trees - combining two or more different trees into one - is a fun undertaking for gardeners. Here's everything ...

Paul Locher explains how valuable apples were on the frontier of Ohio Country in the early 1800s, and how settlers improved ...

In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some researchers in Michigan are looking for a late ...

According to USDA-ARS, the impact of rapid apple decline is estimated to cost Pennsylvania apple growers about $13,000 per acre and New York apple growers $3,380 per acre. Jesse McDonald, a researcher ...

apples, persimmons and pears — are grafted, which means they are two plants fused into one: • The fruiting wood (also called the “scion”) is the top part of the tree. It grows leaves ...