Apple trees are an investment not just in one's kitchen (fresh apples? delicious), but also in the value of one's home and garden for so many reasons.

A: Apple trees commonly produce shoots where the trunk emerges from ground level, often termed crown suckers. If allowed to ...

Fielding Questions: Apple trees holding onto leaves, maples falling out of favor, plus berry types As pruning time approaches, columnist Don Kinzler weighs in on marcescence, an occurrence where ...

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes — fall quickly, making them likely to ...

Trees need their leaves to feed the roots and fruit. In any given year, don’t take more than 25% of the leaves (woody stems don’t count when calculating how much you have taken off).

RHS orchard’s heritage apple trees sampled for their ‘DNA fingerprint’ Leaves from trees in the charity’s Rosemoor Garden’s Devon collection orchard will be sampled as part of the project.