Both apples and pears offer significant health benefits, particularly for heart and metabolic health. While pears boast more fiber, aiding cholesterol control and digestion, apples provide higher ...

Apples and oranges offer distinct immune-boosting benefits. Oranges, rich in Vitamin C and flavonoids, directly support white blood cells and combat inflammation. Apples, packed with polyphenols and ...

THE APPLE TREES dotting Seattle neighborhoods are a scenic reminder that Washington produces more apples than any other state. Homegrown apples, though, are rarely the picture-perfect, glossy new ...

Apples are plentiful and available in a wide variety of colors, flavors and textures this time of year in much of the country. Usually, you don’t have to think too hard about what to do with a bag or ...

Fruit color transformation involves chlorophyll degradation, a key process determining ripening quality. Ethylene is known to trigger chlorophyll breakdown, while light can either promote synthesis or ...

PATASKALA, Ohio — For more than 50 years, Lynd Fruit Farm in Licking County has welcomed families from across Ohio to pick their own apples. But this fall, a few bad actors are putting that tradition ...

PATASKALA, Ohio — A beloved apple orchard in Licking County is enacting new measures after the owner said more people attempted to steal hundreds of dollars’ worth of apples this month. Each fall, ...

A Pataskala fruit farm says employees have had to call police several times after people hid hundreds of dollars worth of apples in their vehicles. Lynd Fruit Farm on Morse Road allows customers to ...

Fall brings the anticipation of ripe pears and apples as branches bend with fruit and gravity begins to pull them to the ground. But how do you know when it’s the right time to pick? According to ...

Are there any apples on our tree this year?” my older daughter recently asked. “There are lots of ripe apples high in the tree,” my husband responded. I thought about past autumns when she and our ...

Kiwis may look small and unassuming but when you cut one open, you’ll find a vibrant green or golden flesh that’s as refreshing as it is delicious. Whether you’re blending them into smoothies, tossing ...

The Rhode Island Greening apple is the official state fruit of Rhode Island. This apple variety is typically harvested late in the season, around the end of October. Though once popular, the apple has ...