Apple trees grow well in a wide range of soil types. They prefer soils with a texture of sandy loam to a sandy clay loam. Good soil drainage is critical for successful apple production, so avoid ...

Some apple trees are self-pollinating, but most need a second variety nearby for cross-pollination. That means you’ll get the best fruit production if you plant two compatible varieties.

Try growing honeycrisp, Chehalis, Granny Smith, and more apple tree varieties that thrive in Pacific Northwestern climates It’s hard to think of fruit trees in the Pacific Northwest without ...

Pear Trees Like apples, pear trees come in various shapes, sizes and flavors, but are even easier to grow. They also produce showy spring blooms and vibrantly colored fall foliage.

The Gravenstein apple, which is of unknown origin, arrived in Denmark in the 17th century. The story goes that it was ...

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association released their 2025 Washington Apple Harvest Forecast...And it's showing high output of apples statewide.“Despite dr ...

A lone apple tree in an open space near her home first sparked Suding’s interest. Her children played in its hollow trunk, and her neighbors decorated it in the winter.

Some growers graft more than one kind of apple onto one base, allowing them to grow multiple varieties of apples on one tree. Seed Savers has two orchards. The original orchard, planted 30 years ...

Apple scab and fire blight are two of the most important diseases affecting apple trees. The Venezuelan biologist, Alejandro Martínez Bilbao, has undertaken research into more than 200 types of ...

Since apple trees cannot self-pollinate, the pollen from other apple varieties is necessary for fruit to grow. Orchard owners often plant crab apple trees amongst high-value apples such as Honeycrisp, ...