A backyard orchard is very different than a full-sized commercial orchard. It’s important to plan before you start planting so you know the best varieties and locations. Begin by selecting fruit trees ...

The resilient, native fruit has a cult following and could be small farms’ hedge against climate change in a fast-warming world.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. — When Kyle Townsend and Mitchell Gunther decided to start an orchard in this town just east of Niagara Falls two years ago, they quickly dismissed the idea of growing ...