Visiting an apple orchard is fun, but even cooler is picking the crisp fruit off a tree growing in your own back yard! Here are a few basics you need to know so you and your home orchard can live appley ever after.

Welcoming Spring With Cornelian Cherry

Greet spring with the early flower show of Cornelian cherry. Blooming two weeks earlier than most other flowering trees, this small and easy-to-grow dogwood makes a giant impact in the late winter/early spring garden.

	The Return of the American Elm

	It’s Apple (Tree) Pickin’ Time!

	Ash in Fashion

	Bringing in the Big Blooms

	A Cascade of Beauty

	Chase Away the Winter Blues With Prunus mume

	Chitalpa Trees – Bred for the Desert

	Christmas Tree Options – The Choice is Yours!

	Welcoming Spring With Cornelian Cherry

	Cornus mas (The Name Says it All)

	An Elegant Christmas Tree

	Falling for Japanese Maple

	Flowering Trees (Some’re Interesting)

	The Fringe Tree Benefits

	Apples in the Home Landscape

	Hello, Redbud…Hello, Spring!

	Madrones: Trees for All Seasons

	Magnificent Saucer Magnolias

	Pacific Dogwood: A True Northwest Treat

	‘Seiryu’ Japanese Maple

	The Stink Over Bradford Pears

	Trees for Wet Sites

	Little Elm, Big Personality

	Water Wise Trees for the Southwest

	Yoshino Cherries: A National Springtime Treasure