Q. Last year I had about a dozen apples on our tree. This spring it flowered so profusely it looked like a snowball and now it has so many apples we had problems with limbs breaking. It's had more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of course, growing an apple tree isn't without its challenges. Most need to be pollinated, many are prone to diseases, and you'll ...

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Small backyards aren't exempt from the luxury of fresh-plucked apples. You simply need to choose varieties that thrive in ...