In organic apple production spraying fungicides and insecticides ... A hydraulic handgun sprayer that uses pumped water rather than air is useful to reach the tops of tall trees with spray materials.

Be very thorough, checking upper and lower leaf surfaces, leaves on the interior and exterior of the canopy, leaves close to the ground and those higher in the tree. If you find no or very few apple ...

Cambridge University Botanic Garden has lost its "Newton's apple tree" to Storm Eunice. Garden curator Dr Samuel Brockington said the tree was planted in 1954 and had stood at the Brookside ...