In a wet year, a disease-resistant apple tree may still show the symptoms of apple scab and powdery mildew, fungal diseases that are encouraged by high humidity and wet leaves.

Pruning apple trees has many benefits. It can prevent damaged tree limbs from harming other branches and increase airflow ...

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I hadn’t realized that apple trees had so many pest and disease problems until I planted 25 of a dwarf species. Sure, the problems can be fought with repeated sprays of pesticides.

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.

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The Wingfields, who live in rural Lecompton, planted their apple trees in the 1970s and have been harvesting fruit for most of the years since. “We usually always have nice fruit,” Waynie says.

If you've always wanted to grow apple trees, ... A more extensive list of disease-resistant apple varieties suggested for home orchards in Ohio are available at go.osu.edu/homeappleorchard.

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.

Q. We have a big, old apple tree in our yard. It is not especially beautiful and doesn't produce any apples worth eating, but it is definitely a big part of our landscape. Recently, we have ...