The apple bloom this year is spectacular. Even for some of our oldest trees, this may be the best bloom we’ve ever had. Steve Meyerhans of The Apple Farm in Fairfield, says it’s one of the best in years across the state. Whoopee!

In our annual daily birthday parade of late May, today is our granddaughter, Hayes’. We have a seedling apple tree right off our porch that we named for her: Sweet Hayes. The tree is 15 years old. We’ve had a few fruit over the years, but this spring the tree is covered.

As I’ve mentioned before, growing apple trees from seed can be really fun. It does take an added dose of patience. Some seedling trees, like Sweet Hayes, take many years to produce. But I think it’s worth the wait. Every seedling is, of course, unique. Like Hayes!