When to Prune Apple Trees . The best time to prune an apple tree is during late winter or early spring after the fruit has been harvested. Apple trees are susceptible to many diseases, and because ...

Some apple trees are self-pollinating, but most need a second variety nearby for cross-pollination. That means you’ll get the best fruit production if you plant two compatible varieties.

The fact that apples grown from seedling trees are extremely tart and basically inedible — as opposed to cloned or grafted trees — did not hinder the efforts of Johnny Appleseed, the popular ...

Michigan State University horticulture professor Steve Van Nocker holds wild apples near a Malus coronaria tree Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, in Meridian Township, Mich. [Photo: AP Photo/Mike Householder] ...