Try this: You can’t go wrong planting a Honeycrisp apple tree. Its sweet, crunchy, medium-size apples are perfect for eating fresh when you pick them. Grow a columnar apple tree in small spaces.

If you always assumed that growing your own fruit trees is out of the question, consider a couple of the smaller dwarf apple trees. ... The first of my trees to bear is a Honeycrisp.

Historically, orchards held 600-700 apple trees an acre, but most are now under high-producing dwarf trees, which are more compact. Growers now plant 1,200-1,500 trees per acre.