A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight frost by blooming two or three weeks later than the trees ...

In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some researchers in Michigan are looking for a late ...

Fertilizing apple trees in spring will give them the extra nutrients they need to grow strong, produce flowers, and, ...

Researchers analyzed over 40 years of climate conditions that impact the growth cycle of apple trees from bud break and flowering through fruit development, maturation and color development.

A heavy crop can also result in biennial bearing, which means few or no flowers the following year, and subsequently, a lack ...