r/Apples

The leaves turned yellow and spotty and then all of a sudden they all fell off. Most of the fruit still looks okay but it lost a lot of it.

well who doesn't like apples

I’ve grafted many varieties on my three trees, but this wins for reddest (even the stem). First year I finally get a few. Very good flavor (slightly tropical), good crunch. Smallish.

Tried a Bramley apple this weekend. It's incredibly sour and tart and I love it! It tasted like what sour apple candies taste like but I know it's mostly used for baking. I also like how rustic and ancient it looks like compared to supermarket apples.

How can I save my apple tree ? I live in Dakar which has a hot and semi arid climate . I didn’t plan to have an apple tree since it prefers cooler climates but was gifted with this little baby . I really want to see her grow up and thrive even if she doesn’t bear fruits , for the sake of honoring this amazing gift . Oh and it’s in a 60L black (unfortunately) plastic pot

The Mapua Coolstores were built in 1953 by the New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board. The complex held up to 50,000 cases of pipfruit grown in the Tasman region at a cool, constant temperature after the harvest. This stopped fruit spoilage before transport by boat to Port Nelson for overseas shipping. Today, the historic buildings are an art gallery and shops. Here are some history highlights
1948: The Apple and Pear Marketing Board is formed to regulate and stabilise the local and export fruit markets.
1953: The Mapua Coolstore complex opens at Mapua Wharf to store the fruit
1960s: Peak operational era utilising the local wharf infrastructure for regional shipping.
2001: The Apple and Pear Marketing Board's monopoly ends with industry deregulation.
The need for local shipping decreased as road and trucking infrastructure increased and the former coolstores now transformed into a vibrant social space.

I know everyone has their apple preference and we can all get along still. My favorite has always been Gala apples, but this year, I'm breaking up with her. I shop at a Kroger in northwest Ohio, and I buy a half dozen every week from them, practically all year. I know apples are "in season" year-round in northwest Ohio, but this phenomenon has been happening so often and also during apple season that I'm wondering if there is something wrong with Gala production. I work for a nursery/orchard, so I know plants can get diseases that affect their fruit.

Now, these Gala apples look perfect from the outside. I choose each apple, making sure there are no cuts or bruises or any blemish. I even try to press the tops to see if they're rotten inside. After inspection I buy them. (side note: my Kroger has started putting 4 of each kind of apple in their own plastic-wrapped carton which is stupid and reduces the amount of available free apples to choose from. I have opened one of these before to buy an individual apple from the packs when the free stock was ugly.)

So, anyone out there know of anything going on with Gala? Anyone know where Kroger gets their apples from? Does each Kroger contract with their own orchards or is there a corporate apple orchard?

I'm concerned and sad because I don't love any other apple besides Gala but I can't keep going through this every week, wasting money, and throwing away whole apples.

It's been there since I bought it (admittedly 8 days ago now) and I had been thrown off from eating the others it came with because of it.

I just want to know if its safe to eat or not. (I'm not sure if 8 days is too long for an apple, but if they need to be tossed regardless I'd like to know for future whether its fine or not). Thanks!

This is an appreciation post for a man who traveled from the United States in the early 1900s and changed the fate of the Himalayan region forever—turning an isolated mountain belt into one of India’s most prosperous apple-producing powerhouses.
Samuel Evans Stokes (later known as Satyananda Stokes) was a 21-year-old American Quaker from Philadelphia who first arrived in India in 1904. Captivated by the beauty of the Himalayas, he eventually settled down in Thanedar, near Shimla—which served as the summer capital of British India.
Seeing the local population struggling with poverty and a lack of cash crops, Stokes recognized the region's climate was ideal for fruit cultivation. He wrote back home to his mother in the US, who sent him a batch of Starking Delicious (Red Delicious) apple saplings as a gift.
Those initial saplings sparked a agricultural revolution:
An Economic Transformation: Stokes distributed saplings to local farmers, taught them modern horticultural techniques, and helped establish supply chains. Within a few decades, Shimla and the surrounding Himachal region transformed into an "apple goldmine," driving widespread prosperity. Today, these apples are locally known as Royal Delicious.
A Unique Place in History: Beyond agriculture, Stokes deeply integrated into the local culture, learned Pahari and Sanskrit, converted to Hinduism, and actively joined the Indian Independence Movement. He holds the distinction of being the only American imprisoned by the British for participating in India’s freedom struggle.
His legacy lives on today—his descendants still reside in Thanedar, tending to the original family orchards. Just wanted to share this fascinating piece of apple history with everyone here! 🍎✨

Apfelbaum verliert viele Äpfel. Andere gammeln schon am Baum…
Ist 5 Jahre alt und hat die letzten Jahre gut geliefert

Moved in a year ago. Didn’t get many apples last year. Fertilized some this year and trimmed the tree. Now got lots of apples.

Unknown how much fertilizer was used previously but did not get many apples last year. Kind of exploded this year.

Tree is prob in the 6-8 year old range.

Red Macintosh Variety

Pacific Northwest location