Prune apple trees in late winter or early spring to prevent disease and help healing. Limit pruning to 25 percent of the tree ...

Do not plant black walnuts, eastern red cedars, junipers, and hawthorns near apple trees. Avoid planting tomatoes, potatoes, ...

Apple picking is a fun, festive, seasonal tradition that can be made even better if you know what to do. Use these tips from ...

Taking a trip to the pumpkin patch or apple orchard is almost a requirement for fall. It’s a beautiful way to enjoy the crisp ...

“A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” St. Basil I don’t think that the “good ...

All across the region this year, lilacs were affected by a fungal disease called pseudocercospora, which got its start during ...

You’ve seen them. Big, lumpy green balls scattered across the ground like nature’s odd little brain sculptures. If you’ve ...

The Free Press: "Clearly, the [NYC] population is primed for a villain, and the world’s oldest scapegoats are just wandering around New York for the taking." Will those naive scapegoats realize who ...

This should be called ‘the year of the apple’. Like many others, I can’t remember a better harvest with the largest apples I’ve ever had.

Sir, – How promising was the title of Mark Moriarty’s column “Squeezing the most out of apple season,” October 11th. But how disappointing to read that the two varieties of apple which he recommends ...

PENFIELD, N.Y. – Last month marked the second driest September on record in our area. The rain for this month is still well below average. So, is the apple harvest being impacted by the lack of rain?