Apple orchards have changed. The large stout trees with thick gnarling branches of a few decades ago are now flimsy bushes ...

If you want to plant fruit trees to enjoy the joys of homegrown harvests, the fall is a perfect time to do so. The ground ...

Most gardeners wait until spring to plant fruit trees, but these varieties actually thrive when planted now and reward you ...

Growing your own fruit trees can be extremely rewarding, but it won't like turn out the way you hope when it comes to apple trees. Here's why.

Grafting is a technique used to facilitate new plant growth. It involves attaching part of a plant or tree, called a scion, onto to another branch, called a rootstock. Grafting fruit trees has been in ...

The warm weather we've experienced in Greater Columbus this past week has many a gardener itching to get outside and plant something. This past week I saw the first fruit trees available for purchase ...

At Ridgeview Orchards, grower Dan Dietrich has been experimenting with reflective fabric and mechanized picking platforms.

With so much variation in fruit taste, size and quantity, many gardeners are eager to reproduce the perfect apple when they find it. Often the first question is how to propagate an apple tree from ...

Did you know that almost all fruit trees are grafted? So are most nursery trees, for that matter. Grafting is a method of joining two different varieties of tree, to get the best qualities of both in ...

Stephen Martinek, of Sugarcreek Twp., planted six apple trees on his farm in 2015. After nearly 10 years of learning and growing, he’s hosting his first public cider pour at Joui Wine in downtown ...