The not-so-humble apple is one of the world's most varied fruits, with more than 7,500 known varieties worldwide. Around 2,500 of these grow in the United States, and 100 are grown commercially — a ...

Honeycrisp apples are chefs' top choice for their crisp texture and sweet-tart flavor. A good snacking apple should be firm, juicy and well-balanced in sweetness and acidity. Look for apples that feel ...

You know that an apple a day keeps the doctor away, that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and that your loved one is the apple of your eye. But if we dared to ask you to list names of apples, ...

As I stood at the kitchen sink, I looked out the window and admired the abundant bright red apples near the top of our backyard tree. Unfortunately, the apples were too high for us to reach. As I ...

The newest Washington apple variety will remain nameless for a few more months, but consumers are still in line to get theirs by the end of the decade. Washington State University hopes to name the ...

Provide your growing apple tree with 1 inch of water per week during the growing and fruiting period, says Walke. During the ...

Produce executives at supermarkets are responding to the rapid growth of branded apples by re-thinking shelf and distribution strategies. Scan data reports for U.S. supermarkets that while ...

Gold Ridge Organic Farms just gave late summer a proper anchor: the Fourth Annual Heirloom Apple Festival lands Saturday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. — 3 p.m., in Sebastopol. It’s family‑friendly, hands‑on, and ...

In the northerly prefecture of Aomori, locals have a unique obsession with apples, which can be experienced in the region’s ...