Broken branches and limbs on apple trees can sometimes be repaired. A broken branch that is still partly attached can be reattached with grafting tape, and eventually the tree will mend itself.

Apple tree pruning isn’t as complicated as it might seem, once we understand what twigs and branches to remove. By following a few simple pruning guidelines, apple trees become healthier and ...

Here are six basic cuts even beginners can make without fear of damaging their apple trees. Cut off all dead twigs and branches. The dead branches provide an entry point for organisms that cause ...

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

Unpruned trees will grow large and out of shape, and if suckers take over, you will get less fruit, but an unpruned apple tree is not going to die on you. Apple tree branch weighed down by pink ...

In Master Gardener Michael Janik’s July Fruit Tree Care and Gardening Newsletter he reminds readers that University of Nevada ...

Apple trees will grow much more fruit if you do 1 job in June Imagine biting into a crisp apple, ... Without thinning, there is a risk of branches breaking if trees overcrop.

Apple historian John Bunker poses with his Drap D'or painting near the apple tree on Verona Island. (Esta Pratt-Kielley/Maine Public) He's also grafted cuttings into his own orchard in Palermo.