Before the 1980s, there were usually three varieties of apples available: red, yellow and green. Growing up, Bedford mostly ...

USA TODAY spoke with apple breeders, growers and researchers to find the secrets of one of America's most popular fruits.

These are probably the most common apples you’ll find in the supermarket. Jesse Hiatt, a farmer in Iowa in the late 1800s originally grew the Red Delicious on his farm and called it the Hawkeye.

Before the 1980s, there were usually three varieties of apples available: red, yellow and green. Growing up, Bedford mostly ate the Red Delicious variety and didn’t like apples as a result.

The Honeycrisp he sampled as a test crop was so different from the Red Delicious apples he had grown up with, “and my knowledge was so limited that I was a little uncertain: ‘Is this okay?

Cozy up with this delicious slow cooker red cabbage! With ribbons of tender cabbage combined with sweet apples in a perfectly ...

Knowing how to grow an apple tree means you enjoy success with one of the most popular fruits in the world. Apple trees are ...

In 2018, Gala apples became the most-produced variety in the U.S., ending a 50-year run for Red Delicious at the top. Can’t tell a Honeycrisp from a Fuji? You are not alone. Apples vary in ...

Wonderfully tart with a good amount of acidity, Granny Smith apples are the perfect complement to a sweet and sugary pie ...

Grocery stores only recently started stocking a variety of apples Not so long ago, most American supermarkets sold only a few apple varieties – Red Delicious, Golden Delicious and Granny Smiths.

The seeds that you remove from your apple slices can actually be planted into the ground and, within about ten years, you'll ...

Heirloom apples are all the rage this fall. stock.adobe.com Share With the recent drop in temperatures signaling autumnal traditions, it’s the time of year to gather around bonfires and indulge ...