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| Golden Russets are the first variety to ripen in our little fruit orchard. They are sweet and a bit tart with a crunchier texture than Granny Smith apples. |
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| Here’s the dream-boat Alton on the orchard ladder. |
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| Both of our russet trees are weighed down with too many apples. We should have thinned them in the spring. |
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| Pretty apples. This variety is the earliest to ripen. |
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| Even in the evening it was very hot outside and Brenna was picking from the lower branches. |
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| All the ripe apples are green with a pink blush on one side. |
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| See how crowded? |
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| We picked only about two bushels. There are plenty more on the two trees. |
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| The spots of black wash off easily. |
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| Our trees are four years old, I think. We also have Arkansas black and Granny Smith and Jonathans. |
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| Workers must keep up their strength. |
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| Our orchard ladder was a good investment. We got it for harvesting pears in fall. |
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| Apples are pretty high in the grocery store. We hope these will keep well. |
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| How cool it is to be able to pick fruit from the branches of a tree! |
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| How Sweet! |
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