Plant this tree in full sun in Zones 5 to 8, and watch it grow 8 to 10 feet tall. One popular columnar apple tree cultivar, ...

For homeowners, she recommends dwarf trees, which range from 8 to 10 feet tall, and are particularly popular and easy to find in nurseries. “Dwarfs are so much easier to manage,” Chernoh said.

Growing fruit trees at home is a tall order, but there are some sweet success stories (Ours isn’t one of them.) ... “They want apple trees plus something else,” he explained.

Tall apple trees have been replaced with dwarf trees. These trees are planted on trellises for support and are much smaller than what one might picture when they think of an apple tree, ...

As with yarrow, fennel is best planted close to—but not directly under—apple trees to avoid competition and crowding, Hammond says. Zones : 4 to 9 Mature size : 3 to 5 feet tall ...

Pruning fruit trees is a job you need to do once every year to prevent your tree from getting too tall to take care of. And it's a job that requires some time. But Ciscoe says it's worth it.

My apple trees, to my great shame, have never flowered, ... My garden is on a fearsome north-facing hill, surrounded by tall trees (the tallest—redwoods), but the back yard gets sun.