For apple scab, do one spray now while the tree is dormant and the tips of the buds are green. Spray again later in winter when bud tips are pink, but before blossoms open.

A highly contagious disease that can wipe out an apple orchard threatens Connecticut’s fruit crop.. But there’s help on the way. Fire blight, a bacteria that gets into the apple tree as it is ...

Enterprise apple trees ripen in October, and they're resistant to blight, rust, and scab, as well as moderately resistant to mildew. Traunfeld notes they have medium to large, red, crisp fruit.

Real trees cost up to about $13 per foot depending on the type, but when you buy can make a big difference. ... Download the WFMY News 2 APP from your Apple or Google Play store.

The fact that apples grown from seedling trees are extremely tart and basically inedible — as opposed to cloned or grafted trees — did not hinder the efforts of Johnny Appleseed.

One recent pain point was the economic downturn of 2008, when the total number of real Christmas trees sold nationwide fell 34% from 19.3 million sold in 1998 to 12.8 million in 2009.

The winner was a living art project that will memorialize a beloved apple tree that had to be cut down because of construction. Skip to main content. WBUR. 90.0 WBUR - Boston's NPR News Station.