What is the Best Pie Apple?
AFTER TWO MONTHS of intensive research, we are forced to admit failure — once again — in our perennial quest…
New England Apples from Down Under
THE LIST OF APPLES grown in New England that originated in Australia and New Zealand is short, with just two…
New England Apples from the USA
THE AMAZING APPLE has traveled back and forth across America since its arrival in New England in 1623, and nearly…
Five New England Apples from Japan
THE LIST of apples developed in Japan that have thrived in New England is short and sweet yet spans the…
Trans-Atlantic Flair: European Apples in New England
EUROPEAN COUNTRIES have produced only a few new apples in recent years. But several venerable heirlooms still grown in New…
Rare, Strange, and Delicious: English Apples in New England
IT HAS NOT PRODUCED a new apple for a century. Its apples are typically small — in one instance, no bigger than…
New England Apples on New England Apple Day
IT SEEMS ONLY FITTING to celebrate native New England apples on New England Apple Day Wednesday, September 3. The New England…
New England Apple Growers Battle Pests with IPM (part 3 of 3)
OUR THREE-PART video series on integrated pest management (IPM) concludes with a look at one of its five basic principles: how…
New England Apple Growers Battle Pest with IPM (part 2 of 3)
PLUM CURCULIO, Oblique Banded Leaf Roller, and apple aphids are the featured pests as New England apple growers describe how…
New England Apple Growers Battle Pests with IPM (part 1 of 3)
FOR AS LONG as humans have cultivated the soil to grow the food that sustains them, a whole horde of…
Gingerbread Easy as Applesauce
A GREAT USE for our fall bounty of New England apples is also among the easiest to make: applesauce. All…
Winning Apple Pies Feature Golden Delicious, and a Mix
JUDGING BEGAN earlier this year, late morning rather than early afternoon, and that meant a change in routine. Like a…