Q: I should have listened to your advice about thinning apple trees. The main horizontal limb on our Haralson apple tree broke halfway through under the heavy load of apples. I mowed around that ...

Act now to prevent apple tree death Because apple trees in this region have a relatively short lifespan, gardening columnist Don Kinzler offers readers several tips for keeping them healthy ...

“I grew up with Haralson apple trees and I can get a whole bushel box here, and then I can peel my own apples and make my own pie,” she said.

If it weren’t for Peter Gideon, we might still be munching on crabapples, rather than the Haralson, Honeycrisp or SweeTango that Minnesota is known for. In 1853, Gideon, a horticulturist, built ...

Master Gardener Sue Morris: Learn all you need at Arboretum AppleHouse When raising own apples, two different variety of trees are needed for cross pollination.