Little Green Apples

Little Green Apples

Little Green Apples

My ancient apple tree continues to produce little green apples. Unfortunately, they are very sour, and the only animals that eat them are Little Monkey and Sparky the squirrel.

Something else has obviously had a go at them, as you can see small holes and sap leaking out of the apple at the back. Any ideas what causes this?

Even though most branches support apples now, there are still some only just coming into blossom.

Apple Blossom

Apple Blossom

So, you can see, as my previous post says: it is Still alive.

To hear Frank Sinatra sing the song, written by Bobby Russell in 1968, try this link Little Green Apples

 

26 thoughts on “Little Green Apples”

  2. faburlifekhloe

    I never thought Little Monkey and squirrel like sour fruits. Do they think it’s too sour for them? I wish those green apples would taste sweet. If they were sweet, I guess it would be good for making apple pie…hehehe yumm 😛 Thanks for sharing those beautiful pics with us Sci! 😉

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  3. ady

    Some kind of fruitflies I guess 🙂 But the hole seems a bit bigger than its size I think … Though I don’t like apples much(only the crunchy,strong taste variety are ok for me),I loved it’s flowers 😀

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    1. scifihammy Post author

      I would love to see deer in my garden! 🙂 I’ve only ever seen a few wild deer, out in the forests or mountain areas. 🙂

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  8. Mike Fuller Author

    I think “little Green Apples” is a song here in the U.S. We used them for ammunition in “pitched” battles with other kids. They hurt like a b*&#h if you didn’t dodge in time. Then we’d eat a bunch and get roaring tummy aches.

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  9. Midwestern Plant Girl

    The apple wounds most likely are ‘coddling moth’ (Google it, they are fly like), if you cut open the apple, there will be a worm in it. Yuck. I’m not sure if you have different pests down there. .. That is my guess!

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      1. Midwestern Plant Girl

        If you want to spray for these, I can let you know how. However, nothing is going to make the apples sweet. Maybe you can make applesauce! Mmmm!

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