Prune apple trees in late winter or early spring to prevent disease and help healing. Limit pruning to 25 percent of the tree ...

Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the type mummy used to make. Apples are the most common homegrown fruit in Northern regions. Most apple tree owners know they’re supposed to prune their ...

Last week’s column offered a February “To-do” list. Pruning fruit trees and berry bushes topped the list and while we often think of pruning and training young apple trees, mature trees benefit from ...

Question: In my backyard I have apple, peach and apricot trees. Should I prune these three species the same way or take a different approach for each? Answer: Pruning is an important and necessary ...

Common advice may be to prune all of your plants back ahead of winter, but this can actually leave fruit trees vulnerable to ...

MERRILL, Wis. (WSAW) - For a century-old family business, 2024 has delivered a unique opportunity for Helene’s Hilltop Orchard. “We have never pruned apple trees without snow in February,” Helene’s ...

HARBOR SPRINGS — The Little Traverse Conservancy will host a workshop focusing on the pruning and care of apple trees at the Offield Family Working Forest Reserve on March 16. Led by the conservancy’s ...