Q: I have what I think is an Anna apple tree, but it is maturing fruit in November. I thought apples in the Valley only ripened fruit in early summer. The apples are only the size of golf balls and ...

“Ay don’t know vhy but dat’s vay with most sailor fallar, Anna,” says Eugene O’Neill’s hopelessly salty and barely comprehensible Chris Christopherson, as he tries to justify to his pain-racked ...

Q: I would like a Gala apple tree to match my two Anna apple trees. They are about 12 feet apart. How far from them can I plant the Gala tree, and will there be a problem with cross-pollination or ...

Encinitas — On a hillside overlooking the San Elijo Lagoon in San Diego County, a grove of young trees has begun bearing fruit. Long, spindly limbs trail the ground, loaded with bunches of Anna apples ...

A: Houston receives 600 or fewer chilling hours, those times when the temperature is in the 32- to 45-degree range. Apple varieties suitable for our area include 'Anna,' which requires 100 to 300 ...

From an apple a day to one for the teacher, this ubiquitous fruit has been around since prehistoric man, and its popularity is unflagging. With more than 220 million bushels harvested last year, the ...

This has been an exciting time for first-time apple growers in Florida. I know of three families who had apples on their trees. Tasting the first fruit from a tree you have planted yourself is almost ...