Grafting an Apple Tree: Adding a Variety to What You Have
How and when to graft a new apple variety onto an established tree, from choosing scion wood to fixing a pollination gap.
Protecting Apple Blossom From a Late Frost
Explains how apple bloom stage, not the calendar, determines when to cover, water, or hold off pruning to save flowers from a late frost.
Apple Diseases: Telling Them Apart Before You Treat
A plain guide to spotting apple scab, fire blight, cedar rust, powdery mildew and black rot by their leaf and fruit marks before treating.
Using a Crabapple as a Pollinator
A flowering crabapple gives self-sterile apple varieties like Jonagold and Winesap the viable pollen they can’t produce themselves, if timed and placed correctly.
Growing an Apple Tree in a Container
Explains which apple rootstocks stay small enough for a container, how to time planting and repotting by dormancy, and how pollination works in a pot.
Buying an Apple Tree: What the Label Does Not Tell You
Learn why the rootstock code on an apple tree tag, not the variety name, decides its mature height and pollination needs before you buy.
Growing Apples in Florida: Varieties, Timing and Frost Risk
North Florida can grow apples with low-chill varieties such as Anna and Dorsett Golden, unlike the rest of the frost-free state.
Growing Apples in Delaware: Varieties, Timing and Frost Risk
Delaware’s USDA zone 7a-8a climate and moderate winter chill support apple growing, with variety choice and pollination partners deciding whether trees fruit well.
Growing Apples in Connecticut: Varieties, Timing and Frost Risk
A practical look at which apple varieties survive Connecticut’s winters, when frost threatens blossoms, and how to plant a pollinating pair that actually works.
Growing Apples in Colorado: Varieties, Timing and Frost Risk
A practical look at which apple varieties survive Colorado’s wide hardiness range, how to pair them for pollination, and how spring frost affects bloom timing.