Fall Brings An Abundance Of Apples

With fall upon us it seems like 

everywhere we turn there are apples, 

apples of all kinds, candy apples, 

apple pies, apple turnovers, apple 

cider and fresh apples. Fall is the 

prime time for apples and there is 

so many things to do with them.

Apple trees are one of the most 

popular fruit trees planted among 

homeowners. Not only are apple 

trees easy growers but they require

little maintenance and as long as you 

plant both a male and female tree 

you should have a large crop of 

apples year after year. Apple trees are

tall growers and have a large spread. 

They will not produce a crop during the first year but most likely start yielding after their 

second year. In most cases apple trees can reach heights of up to 35 feet and prefer full sun 

to partial shade with moist, well drained soil to grow at its best.

There are a wide variety of apple trees, Gala which is flat looking and wide they are most often 

found in a dark shade of red and are very sweet. Red delicious and yellow delicious apples are 

most commonly grown and used to eat fresh, making pies, applesauce or used in other recipes,

the granny smith apple which is bright green and used in baking because of their tartness. 

Honeycrisp apples are ranked top at the flavor chart because they are so sweet and give a 

mouth watering flavor to every bite.The only downside to growing apple trees is that not only 

are apples loved by humans but they are loved by most wildlife species so if you are not 

watching your apple production daily the birds, squirrels and deer will find your apples first 

and eat them right off the tree. Once your apples are ready to be picked you can pick them 

right off the tree with a ladder or a hook, but the best part in many places across the country is 

getting them off by shaking the tree itself allowing the apples to fall to the ground. Many

homeowners find it easier to put an old blanket or sheet on the ground to catch the apples as 

they fall and then picking them up that way.

Apples have a lot of nutritional value that humans and wildlife animals need on a daily basis, 

so why not grow your own apple trees so that you can have lots of grown apples right in 

your yard?