Q: I have what I think is an Anna apple tree, but it is maturing fruit in November. I thought apples in the Valley only ripened fruit in early summer. The apples are only the size of golf balls and ...

Q: I would like a Gala apple tree to match my two Anna apple trees. They are about 12 feet apart. How far from them can I plant the Gala tree, and will there be a problem with cross-pollination or ...

Encinitas — On a hillside overlooking the San Elijo Lagoon in San Diego County, a grove of young trees has begun bearing fruit. Long, spindly limbs trail the ground, loaded with bunches of Anna apples ...