Washington’s apple harvest is running later than usual this year, with growers in Grant County reporting steady labor and ...

Here's everything you need to know to start your own home orchard. Growing an apple tree is a great way to enjoy delicious, fresh fruit from the comfort of your own home. Once these plants reach ...

Apples rank among the world's most valuable fruit crops, with production spanning more than 100 countries. Some apple trees ...

Cosmic Crisp, shown here in this file photo, is one of the apple varieties on the rise, according to USApple. The Washington State University-developed apple is forecast to be the sixth in production ...

Sun damage is one risk apple growers face from a changing climate, particularly from more extreme heat days, when the maximum temperature is greater than 34 degrees C (93 F). VANCOUVER, Wash. – Some ...

The Honeycrisp apple variety is popular around the world but poses problems for producers. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Kait Thornton, a fourth-generation apple farmer in Washington state.

Craig Dunning, a Washington grower with a small farm in the hills overlooking Lake Chelan, grows two apple varieties — Golden Delicious and Red Delicious. This year, he harvested only one of them.

Apples rank among the world's most valuable fruit crops, with production spanning more than 100 countries. Some apple trees naturally develop into what farmers call "spur-type" varieties—compact trees ...