A machine vision system capable of locating and identifying apple king flowers within clusters of blossoms on trees in orchards was devised by Penn State researchers—a critical early step in the ...

Unfortunately, one of the primary results of climate change has been shifting weather, which is a threat to the viability of ...

An apple tree ripe with red apples growing in the sunlight. - AnnaRoth108/Shutterstock There is one beautiful flower that adds fragrance and elegance to any garden ...

If you plant a seed from a Gala apple, the chances are one in a hundred (or less) that the fruit produced from the tree that grows will be sweet. As Henry David Thoreau remarked, such seedling-grown ...

On Verona Island, at the end of a dirt road, a couple dozen wizened apple trees stand sentry in a grassy field sloping down to the river. To the untrained eye, it's a bunch of old trees. To apple ...

Every autumn, I begin to crave generic seasonal comforts: the hues of turning leaves, the chill of sweater weather. I’m not really a pumpkin-spice person, but I’m a sucker for a classic u-pick apple ...

When it comes to companion planting, not all gardeners and scientists agree on the practice's effectiveness. Some studies report on the benefits of growing two plants together, while others show ...

We take a look at the Crab Apple Tree, one of Ireland's oldest native sacred trees. Editor's note: Below is an extract from the Moon Mná Diary-Journal. As the ‘Tree of Immortality', the native Crab ...

Ed Witkowski receives funding from National Research Foundation - Centre of Excellence in Tree Health Biotechnology (CTHB). Kelsey Glennon receives funding from the National Research Foundation.