On a remote island in Lake Michigan, old apple trees could have very rare, never-before-discovered genes that could help fight off future threats.

Growing an avocado tree from seed is a fun and easy indoor project. Avocados are tropical plants, so they won't survive cold ...

Craig Dunning, a Washington grower with a small farm in the hills overlooking Lake Chelan, grows two apple varieties — Golden Delicious and Red Delicious. This year, he harvested only one of them.

Pruning your fruit tree is an essential task, but when's the best time to do it? Some varieties, like apple and pear trees, ...

The Honeycrisp apple variety is popular around the world but poses problems for producers. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Kait Thornton, a fourth-generation apple farmer in Washington state.

Washington’s apple harvest is running later than usual this year, with growers in Grant County reporting steady labor and ...

Consumer tastes and expectations have veered away from the creamy softness of the Red and Golden Delicious varieties. The Honeycrisp entered the market decades ago, as people sought a juicier, more ...

Monster Energy, Corona, Calif., is bringing its hit European flavor Bad Apple stateside. A fusion of energy and flavor that delivers a nostalgic punch of apples with a Monster kick, Bad Apple takes ...

Each fall, orchards across the country produce more apples than the market can handle, leaving growers with bins of unsold fruit. The oversupply drives prices down and puts farms under pressure to ...

It was a sound before it was a taste: a sharp, explosive crunch. When David Bedford took his first bite of the mystery apple in 1988, he knew he’d found gold. That syrupy-sweet and shockingly crisp ...