Growing Apples

Home Fruit Production: Apples
http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/hort/g06021.htm
Everything you want to know about growing apples

The Life Cycle of an Apple Tree
http://teacher.scholastic.com/lessonrepro/lessonplans/profbooks/applelife.htm
Children collaborate to create a four-season display that illustrates the life cycle of an apple tree.

Tree Fruit Production Guide
http://tfpg.cas.psu.edu
Extensive cultural information for apples and other fruit.

Growing Apples in Wisconsin
http://learningstore.uwex.edu/pdf/A3565.PDF
Great growing guide for the homeowner

Stages of Bloom of an Apple Tree
http://www.kickapoo-orchard.com/tour.html
Pictures of the pre-pink closed cluster to the pink open cluster.

Planting & Training a Dwarf Apple Tree
http://courses.nres.uiuc.edu/HORT100/oldsite/dwarf/index.htm
Detailed slide presentation.

Spring Care of Apple Trees
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/stateline/010308.html
Spring maintenance and pest control.

No Apples in the Apple Tree
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/stateline/000928.html
Reasons why apple trees have a poor crop.

Apple Scab
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/focus/applescab.html
Symptoms and control recommendations for this common disease.

Growing Apples in the Home Orchard
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/1000/1401.html
How to grow apples in the Midwest.

Growing Apple Trees in the Home Garden
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8301.html
How to grow apples in the Southeast.

Growing Apples in Minnesota
http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/applepear.html
How to grow apples in the North.

Growing Apples without Pesticides
http://www.gardening.cornell.edu/factsheets/ecogardening/hgapples.html

Care for the Mature Apple Tree
http://extension.unh.edu/Pubs/HGPubs/caremat.pdf
Tips on caring for established apple trees.