Wednesday, September 12, 2007

My Apple

Last year, Puffy & I planted an apple tree, a dwarf Gemini apple tree. It is supposed to have average-sized apples, but the plant will be 50% smaller than the regular tree ~ a mature height of 12-15 feet ~ for smaller yards & smaller people. So they can pick them. Without falling off a ladder. Have I mentioned that I'm clumsy?


How long do you think it should take for a tree to acclimatize, to mature enough to bear fruit? 3 - 5 years was my guess. I was wrong. I have an apple. After one year. Isn't it beee-u-tiful?



There were 6ish blooms on the tree this year {which is only about 5 1/2 feet tall} but I never thought it would produce. Well, it did!


Here's how big it really is.



I'm not sharing.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

It is beautiful. But how are you going to get 10 apple pies, apple sauce, apple butter and out of one apple.

If you need more ---please oh please come get some (however you have to climb a ladder). I have the old fashioned kind and I picked 11 bags of apples and there are at least another 11 bags on the top that I cant get to.

velvis

Wilma said...

I know! I could get, maybe, an apple tart out of it. Maybe.

I would pick your apples if I were closer. I really would. & I would fall off the ladder, too.

Headgirl said...

Its a lovely Apple!

I suggest baking it whole stuffed with your favourote dried / preserved fruit with some brown sugar. Delicious.
Sadly my apples are too small for that treat.

Blue