Apple 'Redspur' is another of the best fruit trees for a small garden – it's a dwarf tree, producing sweet red fruits which are similar to the classic 'Red Delicious' apples.

Numerous apple varieties are grafted onto dwarfing rootstock. Thus, if you want a dwarf “Gala” or dwarf “Golden Delicious,” among other common varieties, they are available.

Dwarf apple trees are ideal because they fit into smaller yards, says Mark Canney, director of landscape and horticulture at Arbor Day Farm. While the tree is much smaller, the fruit remains the ...

If you have ever climbed a ladder and picked fruit from a full-sized apple tree, you know one of the advantages of dwarf trees over full-sized ones. Harvest is easier. Dwarf fruit trees also are ...