All cultivated varieties (or cultivars) of eating apple belong to the same species, Malus domestica. Currently, there are around 7,500 recognized cultivars worldwide.

An alarming 81% of traditional apple orchards have vanished from England and Wales, but activists are planting British heritage varieties in community plots in all shapes and sizes.

Mr Barnett said: ‘My favourite eating apple is Winter Gem because it has a really nice flavour. It’s crunchy, crisp and sweet.’ He said that he adds to his collection either by buying fruit ...

Beyond Red Delicious, Galas, Fujis, Granny Smiths, and the handful of other apple varieties on grocery store shelves this fall, there are more than one thousand apple varieties grown by heirloom ...

We're told an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but does this humble fruit really have an outsized positive effect on our ...

Around 2,300 kinds have been bred in Britain, of many different colours, shapes, textures and tastes, and a revival in heritage varieties mean there are more types available in good greengrocers ...

If you've always wanted to grow apple trees, March and April are great times to plant. But before you buy a tree, here are things to consider.

Ranchi, eastern India is also not an apple growing region - its subtropical climate is too hot. But researchers at the Birsa ...

With the apple harvest still in full swing, here are some of the delicious home-grown varieties you can find in Norfolk. Andrew Jamieson of Drove Orchards is a man who certainly knows his apples ...

Not all apples are created equal, especially when it comes to juicing. I've worked with plenty of varieties in the kitchen. Some are better for baking, others for snacking. Juicing is a whole ...