Growing Apples

When we moved into our house we inherited half a dozen apple trees but we have encountered problems with them. Why do most of my apples rot before they are ripe? Is this why they attract so many wasps? Why have only two apple trees got fruit on them this year and why are so many full of grubs? I have another question which may be related but am going to post seperately.

I want to grow some fruit. The primary fruit I want to grow are Apples, Oranges, and Bananas. What are the best way for me to grow these from a seed for each fruit? I live in California. I wish to grow them because of old childhood memories (Grandpa had an old fruit garden). I want the trees to bare fruit, but aren’t too interested how they taste... Read More...

Please can you suggest some variates that are suitable for growing in the Scottish climate, or similar climate. Many thanks

last dec. i planted an apple core in a large pot of dirt mixed with potting soil and top soil . in first of march i saw a sprout coming out of the area where it was planted. it had grown about 3 inches , very fast in the first month and then just stopped. i’ve put some miracle grow on it but, it hasn’t made a bit of differance in the... Read More...

I need specialized unripe apples in containers that prevent them from ripening. I need them to perform an AP biology project. Since it is winter, I cannot pick any off trees.

The town of Berwick grew because of its apple growing capabilities. Although it no longer relies on apples for its economy, it is still recognised as the Apple Capital. Of which province?

It’s happened to me every time I buy apples from the farmers market. I just cut it away and the rest of the apple is fine, but I’m wondering why this happens. I’ve never found this to happen when I buy regular apples from a grocery store. Are regular apples genetically modified to stop this kind of molding, perhaps?