Just down the road is the La ke Superior Zoo, and silly as it may sound, for fall foliage photos this is a really great spot ...

As with yarrow, fennel is best planted close to—but not directly under—apple trees to avoid competition and crowding, Hammond says. Zones: 4 to 9 Mature size: 3 to 5 feet tall ...

MINNEAPOLIS – New photos show gaping holes in the windows of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark's home in Brooklyn Park following a Saturday morning shooting that left ...

If left to their own devices, most apple trees grow into large, globe-shaped trees, with the best fruit forming on the tree’s outer perimeter, high above convenient apple-picking height.

Posted: February 8, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025 Snow helps insulate their roots, so this snow dump is very much welcomed by Minnesota's trees.

Local News Expert says Minnesota's trees are desperate for snow Snow helps insulate their roots, so this snow dump is very much welcomed by Minnesota's trees.

Lowell Dittberner and Cynthia Singleton's father bought this land in 1967 for hunting. Now it serves as a Christmas oasis for families. Photo taken Nov. 29, 2024, in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota.

Early morning light from the rising sun illuminates the cells in a leaf Monday, Sept. 30, 2024, at Rodvik Park outside New London as leaves on area trees start to change over to autumnal hues.

A: I’m sorry to hear your tree is sick. If it’s any consolation, you’re not alone. Many crab apple trees in our region were hit by a disease called apple scab this year.

The Honeycrisp (Malus domestica 'Honeycrisp') is an apple cultivar developed at the University of Minnesota and released in 1991. Rains in Minnesota made apple scab worse this year in some regions.

THE FACTS This year, I picked off one of the small branches and brought it to work with me, and have been comparing it to all of the apple trees that are featured on the Minnesota Extension website.