| Apple, the name of a related family of trees is | | | | trend towards larger garden, mainly because of |
| increased, and POME fruit trees. Apple tree, plant | | | | expensive mechanical sprayers are used to |
| leaves, grown mainly in temperate climates in the | | | | control diseases and insects. Insect pests including |
| world. Apple leaves broadly oval and somewhat | | | | codling moth, the apple maggot, red banded leaf |
| hairy on the bottom. Flowers in bloom have a | | | | roller, aphids, leaf hoppers, mites, San Jose scale, |
| rounded appearance. Some apple blossoms are | | | | and oyster-shell scale. Rats, mice, especially pine |
| white, but most of apple blossoms have stripes | | | | and grassland and rabbits, causing heavy damage |
| or tints to grow. Apple wood is hard, durable, and | | | | to trees, if proper control measures are used. |
| very smooth. | | | | One system is based on net culture, with winter |
| Physical characteristics of fruit are subject to | | | | cover crops planted in the garden, other methods |
| fluctuations. Skin color can range from green to | | | | of permanent land use and soil mulch. If a |
| red, black. Design, are also varied and include | | | | permanent grass or ground system is used, |
| oblate and oblong fruits and fruits of a size not | | | | additional fertilizer is necessary to compensate for |
| more than a cherry, or as big as a medium-sized | | | | organic nutrients are absorbed by the grass. If a |
| orange. | | | | pure culture is used, no additional processing is |
| Early apple farmers were selected higher | | | | recommended after the first week in August, to |
| difficulties, and wild seeds are spread by grafting. | | | | harden off the trees, should be adjusted to a |
| Currently, many apple varieties developed by | | | | lower temperature of autumn and winter. |
| crossing parents desired controlled. Charity | | | | Apple trees are propagated vegetative by |
| changes, a number of standards are also a source | | | | grafting or budding. In this method, a seed (shoot |
| of new varieties. In general, I think that the | | | | of the desired varieties) is inserted into the base |
| modern apple varieties produced by natural | | | | of the stem or trunk of a tree known as a seed |
| cross-pollination involving several species, because | | | | fund. Most trees propagated, however, on |
| modern varieties heterozygous-that is, they do | | | | seedling rootstocks. Some size-controlling |
| not reproduce true to type. | | | | rootstocks are available. |
| Apple trees are best adapted to areas where the | | | | Most varieties require cross pollination of apples |
| average temperature is approached or reached | | | | suffered enough. Some varieties, known as |
| the freezing point for at least two months. Cold | | | | triploids, there is no value as pollinators, because |
| exact requirements vary for each change. Trees | | | | their genetic makeup. Two diploid pollinated |
| to withstand temperatures from -40 ° C (-40 | | | | varieties should be submitted to pollinate each |
| ° F). | | | | other, as well as triploid. |
| Apple growing is a very special business and the | | | | |