CORVALLIS — From newly minted gardeners to avid urban farmers, everyone with a patch of land wants to grow an apple tree. Other fruits — pears, cherries, figs, plums — are desirable, too, but there’s ...

Though it may seem like a daunting task, there are plenty of fruit trees that even a beginner gardener can grow in their yard. Beyond free food, planting a fruit tree in your yard helps to reduce your ...

A garden is more than just a pretty backdrop or a source of homegrown produce -- it's a living system, and the plants you choose can play a powerful role in supporting its health and biodiversity.

Zunair Shafiq has been writing and gaming since he was a kid and now spends most of his time combining the two. He wants to play every game, good or bad, but has a soft corner for Simulation and ...

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Have you heard of Egyptian apple pie? It’s the kind mummy used to make. Delicious desserts made from homegrown apples are autumn’s finest treats. Unfortunately, our apple trees don’t always grow the ...

Every autumn, I begin to crave generic seasonal comforts: the hues of turning leaves, the chill of sweater weather. I’m not really a pumpkin-spice person, but I’m a sucker for a classic u-pick apple ...

PLANTING A FRUIT TREE is an investment in time and garden resources. Greg Giuliani is a longtime home orchardist and a member of the Seattle Tree Fruit Society, a chapter of the Western Cascade Fruit ...

Crab apple trees (malus species) are closely related to apple trees, but with smaller, edible fruits. Many homeowners remember crab apple trees as messy and would never consider planting one in the ...

Growing up in Swain County, North Carolina, Nathan Dee Greene ate a lot of apples. The family had several trees of their own, but every fall, they bought bushels from the nearby orchard on Laurel ...