Most dwarf apple trees are created by grafting. With this method, a branch of any apple variety, such as Northern Spy, McIntosh or Red Delicious, is joined to a special dwarfing rootstock a few ...

There’s something deeply satisfying about picking a crisp, sun-ripened apple straight from your own tree. Whether you’re ...

Nothing will turn your backyard into a luscious oasis like an orchard of dwarf fruit trees. You don’t even need a lot of ground area to grow a small tree; put them in containers and reenergize ...

Dwarf apple trees and sour cherry trees grow to about 10 feet, can live for up to 15 years, begin bearing fruit in their second or third year and can yield 75 to 100 pounds of fruit per tree each ...

If you want an apple tree that won't take up much room, or that is ideal to grow in a container, mini-dwarf is what you are looking for. These trees are grafted on EMLA 27 rootstock, and can ...

Best of all, these dwarf fruit trees won’t take over your yard. Options are endless, and some will even flourish in containers. We’ve suggested one variety for each type of dwarf fruit tree.

Standard-sized apple trees may grow to 35 or 40 feet in height. You might be able to keep a standard-sized tree under 20 feet tall through pruning, but the standard-sized apple tree is just too ...

Apple Trees – Apple trees are also popular in Utah, with only one genetic dwarf found, the “Apple Babe.” Numerous apple varieties are grafted onto dwarfing rootstock.

If you own or rent a small patch of sun, you can grow apples. So-called dwarf fruit trees, a.k.a. patio apples, are gateway plants for budding urban permaculturists. One of the first things I did ...

American apple trees used to be big. ... Harvest time at the Doud family farm in Ohio in 1916 before dwarf apple trees were common in the U.S. Courtesy of Diane Doud Miller hide caption.