EPHRATA, Wash. — Ricardo Santacruz stoops over a small rootstock tree and slices a notch in its trunk a few inches above the ground so fast that if you blink you’ll miss it. With equal speed he slices ...

Apple tree grafting is surprisingly easy. Zach Galifianakis' This is a Gardening Show shows how it works and how to do it.

Two agricultural industries in Henderson County have begun discussions on a collaboration they hope could become a fruitful endeavor for both sides. County officials are leading an initiative to ...

With trees ranging from dwarf to standard (right), size selection bcomes crucial. Dwarves are easier to maintain and more productive. An apple orchard may be the quintessential symbol of the good life ...

CORVALLIS, Ore. – From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits – pears, cherries, figs, plums – are desirable, too, but ...

CASWELL COUNTY, N.C. — What started as a way to preserve the apple trees his great-grandfather planted has grown into a niche business for David Vernon and his family. Vernon is the owner of Century ...

If you plant a seed from a Gala apple, the chances are one in a hundred (or less) that the fruit produced from the tree that grows will be sweet. As Henry David Thoreau remarked, such seedling-grown ...

WARDSBORO — When thinking about a forest, the image of shadowy tree tops and long wiry limbs comes to mind. While it's a nice atmosphere to escape from bustling city streets, some forests require wide ...