Banner Year for Apples

The antique apple trees continue to do well. They got a minor trim from the closing team this week. While the ideal time to trim is late winter, they seem to survive our delayed pruning. Look at all that fruit!

A number of years ago, curious about what variety they were, we took a sample to Kilchermans Christmas farm, Northport, MI who specialize in heritage apples. They identified it as a Caville Blanc d’Hiver, a rare variety considered to be the classic dessert apple of France.  Here’s the explanation they provided us.

Most of the apples will go to the birds and deer this year as our “on island” season ends as the closing team heads home today.