By the 1980s, the Red Delicious made up 75 percent of the entire apple crop grown in Washington. But its taste wasn’t the same as before. The Red Delicious was now less delicious and more ...

Apple trees are grown globally and, as there are thousands of cultivars of cooking, eating, cider, and juice varieties of apples, there can be many reasons to grow an apple tree at home.

Cherry Trees – There are fewer dwarf cherry tree varieties. Those available are usually grafted onto Gisela 5 rootstock, which keeps the trees under 10 feet tall.

Growing an apple tree is a great way to enjoy delicious, fresh fruit from the comfort of your own home. Once these plants reach maturity, they can produce hundreds of apples per year—so you'll ...

The maligned Red Delicious apple once was Washington state’s No. 1 apple crop. To some, “Reds” had their taste bred out. But they’re still here, tied at No. 2.

♪♪ [Jared McDonald] You don't think of Iowa being an apple state. But, the story of the Red Delicious apple starts down in Peru and starts with Jesse Hiatt.

Golden Delicious apples are a versatile fruit. Zyance [CC BY-SA 2.5]/Wikimedia Commons. The Golden Delicious apple is not related to the Red Delicious.

The apple game has changed, right under our very apple tree. It’s no longer just Red Delicious and Granny Smiths. There are now more apple options than ever before, from Cosmic Crisps to SweeTangos.