Some apple varieties have been specifically cultivated ... Rediscovered in the late 1900s, found in a cluster of 100-plus year old trees by Roy Slamm, this antique variety is a dessert and ...

Instead, for thousands of years, people have used grafting to hang on to apple varieties they like, taking a cutting from an old tree and growing it onto a new set of roots. That means that each ...

I've been interested in old varieties all my life. "I showed some fruit to a botanist, who was very curious about a single tree bearing bright yellow apples. It took DNA testing to identify the ...

The warm weather we've experienced in Greater Columbus this past week has many a gardener itching to get outside and plant something. This past week I saw the first fruit trees available for ...