Q. I know that flowering crabs are subject to injury from fire blight. My crab is resistant to apple scab disease, but it is looking pretty sick now having lost maybe 1/3rd of its leaves, so I am ...

If you’re considering adding an apple tree to your home landscape this spring, it’s important to choose an appropriate variety. “The particular variety you plant will affect how many apples you ...

Q: Can you tell me what is wrong with my crab apple tree, and what I should do about it? The leaves started turning yellow earlier this summer and now there are hardly any leaves left. It looks awful.

With more than 7,500 varieties of apples from which to choose, there’s more than one way to “keep the doctor away.” But keeping apples healthy can be as challenging as keeping the humans who love them ...

Q: I have a white flowering crab that we’ve had for about 20 years. Can you tell me what could possibly be wrong that’s causing the leaf problems, and is there anything I can do? — Christine W. A: We ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - There are hundreds of choices when picking a crabapple tree from the nursery, but a Purdue University expert says only a handful are resistant to a widespread fungus or other ...

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 ...