Get a head start on home harvests by planting bare-root fruit trees this fall. Find the best varieties and learn tips for planting and caring for new trees.

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USA TODAY spoke with apple breeders, growers and researchers to find the secrets of one of America's most popular fruits.

The 19-acre orchard outside Lowell was one of several top-notch fall destinations nominated ... Parlee's orchard is made up of dwarf apple trees, which it says are small but "produce large ...

One farm we used to love now offers a “Premium Package” admission fee of $31.99 per person, which includes a one-quarter peck ...

If your apple tree is producing more fruit than expected, you mind find that the branches are being weighed down. Here's how you can protect it.

Dave was inspired to plant apple trees in their Helena yard. He did this after learning that apples could grow in colder ...

As the rest of our culture thrives on overexposure, why shouldn’t a garden have the right to retain an air of mystery?

Q: I am planning a permaculture garden on my half-acre lot. I know it’s best to plant fruit trees first. Which fruit trees fare best in this region? I would love apple, peach, plum, cherry and ...

Apple picking, for example, is a fall staple. The occasion can be made even more seasonal with a warm apple cider in hand as you pick the fruit off trees. Once you've picked your apples ...

Every year, Apple Tree Chocolate adds a list of fall-flavored items to its menu. This year, it brought back five pumpkin ...

By now, leaves of deciduous trees are covering beds and lawn areas. The best thing to do with them is to shred with the lawn mower and then scatter back onto beds, or leave on the lawn.