AI Comes to the Apple Orchard—From Pollinating to Picking
Researchers are developing robots that promise to automate a process that has always relied on human workers—and bees.
Instead Of ‘The Big Apple,’ New York City Could Be Called ‘The Big Oyster.’ A New Art Installation In Times Square Explains Why
New York City was once the "Oyster Capital of the World." A new art installation explains how regrowing their populations ...
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This native Michigan apple tree could hold the key to saving apples from climate change
In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late ...
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Researchers study how to protect apple trees from climate change
In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate, some Michigan researchers are looking for a late bloomer. A native Michigan apple tree, the Malus coronaria, learned to fight ...
Preservation order given to trees on bus route
Campaigners opposed to a new bus route going through part of an orchard are celebrating after some of the trees were granted ...
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Apple orchards mitigate soil erosion
In 1994, a villager named Wang Zaida planted an apple seedling in a sheltered, sunlit mountain cove in Deshengyouliang.
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‘Lots of Work Remains’ on Rapid Apple Decline
According to USDA-ARS, the impact of rapid apple decline is estimated to cost Pennsylvania apple growers about $13,000 per acre and New York apple growers $3,380 per acre. Jesse McDonald, a researcher ...
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Planting Apple Trees on the North Coast
Apples are the most accommodating and long lived of fruit trees, and they cope with our wet climate quite well. There are ...
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Gardening with Allen: Prune fruit trees for easier reach
Can I reduce the height of my apple trees so all the fruit is within reach without a ladder? Is this a good time to prune apple and other fruit trees?