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Keep Apples Fresh Longer - Proper Storage for Your Apple Harvest

Keep Apples Fresh Longer - Proper Storage for Your Apple Harvest Make the most out of your crop by storing your apples properly. With the right conditions, apples can remain fresh for months – in some cases even up to a year! It starts with choosing a variety that stores well and then harvesting and storing with care. Even without a root cellar, apples can remain fresh for a surprisingly long time!

How to Know When Apples are Ready to Pick

How to Know When Apples are Ready to Pick Knowing when apples are ripe may be easier than you think! Follow these simple steps to know when it's time to harvest apples from your fruit tree.

Introducing 3 Game-Changing New Apples

Introducing 3 Game-Changing New Apples Three new apples: two Honeycrisp crosses and a bittersharp cider apple start off 2017, the 201st year in business for the world's oldest fruit-tree nursery.

Caramel Apples: Perfect Seasonal Snacks for Fall

Caramel Apples: Perfect Seasonal Snacks for Fall This fall, take a moment to enjoy all the work you’re doing by turning your apple harvest into delicious, seasonal snacks — caramel apples!

A Taste of Fall: Homemade Pickled Crabapples

A Taste of Fall: Homemade Pickled Crabapples Enjoy a tasty and traditional crabapple recipe for the fall season: pickled crabapples. Recipe from Granny Smith's Apple Cookbook by Olwen Woodier.

A Fruitful Legacy: Stark Bro's Nurseries and Orchards Co. at the Saint Louis World's Fair

A Fruitful Legacy: Stark Bro's Nurseries and Orchards Co. at the Saint Louis World's Fair The Saint Louis World's Fair held in 1904 was a monumental event that showcased innovation, culture, and progress. This bustling centrally located city was chosen to celebrate the centennial of the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Among the many contributors to this grand exhibition was Stark Bro's Nurseries and Orchards Co., a renowned name in the world of fruit trees and orchards.

How to Thin Apple Trees

How to Thin Apple Trees Thinning an apple tree involves selectively removing some of the developing fruits to promote better growth, improve fruit quality, and prevent overbearing. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to thin an apple tree:

Boosting Orchard Efficiency: The Rise of Starkspur® Apple Trees

Boosting Orchard Efficiency: The Rise of Starkspur® Apple Trees One remarkable development in apple tree cultivation is the emergence of spur-bearing varieties, which have revolutionized apple orchards worldwide. These new cultivars were bred for their early fruit production, increased yields in limited space, and easier orchard management.

Walt Disney's Favorite Apple Tree

Walt Disney's Favorite Apple Tree Walt Disney's time living at his boyhood home and farm in Marceline, Missouri was said to be some of the most impactful years of his life. He loved his time spent outside under the canopy of his dreaming tree and having his feet under his mother Flora's dinner table, enjoying her famous Wolf River apple pie.

Flora Disney's Deep Dish Wolf River Apple Pie Recipe

Flora Disney's Deep Dish Wolf River Apple Pie Recipe On our recent visit to Walt Disney's childhood home, Kaye Malin's shared with us how the current Wolf Apple trees are doing, and the coveted apple pie recipe from Flora Disney.

Growing Columnar Apple Trees in a Container

Growing Columnar Apple Trees in a Container Columnar apple trees, sometimes also referred to as urban fruit trees, spires, or colonnades, are fantastic fruit trees for small space growing!

Individual Apple Pies in a Jar Recipe

Individual Apple Pies in a Jar Recipe These individual-sized apple pies are perfect for serving at a party, or for popping in the freezer and baking them one at a time. This recipe can also be used to make one large apple pie!

How to Make Apple Cider -With Video

How to Make Apple Cider -With Video Whether you’ve got hundreds of apples from your own trees, or you want a fun family project after apple picking at a local farm, everyone should experience homemade apple cider! Check out our process and also see which varieties would work well together to make your own cider. If you're interested in growing apple cider trees, we've got a cider collection, too!

Cedar Apple Rust - Identification & Control

Cedar Apple Rust - Identification & Control Cedar Apple Rust becomes a serious threat anytime when apples and Eastern red cedar coexist. Take precautions and treat your trees to further prevent the spread before your harvest suffers!

Save Money by Growing Your Own Food

Save Money by Growing Your Own Food For various reasons, gardening is a wonderful way to save money. Whether the motivation is to make it through tight economic times or to live a more minimalist lifestyle, growing more of your own food reduces grocery expenses. This is especially true when considering the higher cost of organic produce.

Freezing Your Fruit Harvest

Freezing Your Fruit Harvest Freeze your summer fruit harvest to enjoy any season! Fruit from the freezer is good for smoothies, sauces, and most baking projects. We have gathered some step-by-step instructions and tips to help ensure your fruit tastes as fresh as the day picked.

Adding Fruit to Your Homestead

Adding Fruit to Your Homestead For over 200 years, Stark Bro's Nursery has been helping homesteaders across America live more self-sufficient lifestyles. As the oldest continually operating nursery in the country, we've curated a time-tested collection of over 300 unique varieties of fruit trees, nut trees and berry plants.

Fruit Preservation Round Up

Fruit Preservation Round Up If you’re growing your own fruit, you know that it’s nearly impossible to enjoy it all fresh without preserving some of your harvest.