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 ensuring you have healthy trees. Set your apple trees up for a ...

There's nothing more charming than a great big apple tree standing centre stage in your garden. And whilst they're sturdy growers, knowing how to take care of them properly is the key to an impressive ...

person with a green globe and shears cutting a branch - VaskePro/Shutterstock Fruit trees are some of the best plants that you can grow in your yard. They're beautiful, offer some much-needed shade in ...

As you start to think of Spring time weather, you may begin looking around the yard making a to-do list to accomplish. One of those looming tasks may be finally “attacking” that old apple tree. Late ...

Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their ...

Pruning an apple tree can seem like a daunting task if you have never done it before. Like most other skills, you start out slowly learning the basics to help build confidence. Then once the basic ...

Late winter is an ideal time for pruning many trees, and fruit trees are no exception. Regularly trimming away damaged and unsightly branches is key to maintaining a healthy tree with an aesthetically ...

Although most trees benefit from winter pruning, some benefit from early spring trims in March. Here's what you need to know ...

Apple trees (or any other fruit trees, for that matter), if they’re going to produce quality fruit, require regular maintenance. Pruning is fundamental. We prune to improve structure, flowering and ...