In the winter an apple tree is bare.

~Ryan B.

Tiny buds are forming on the tree in the winter.

~Luke

There are leaf buds and flower buds on the apple trees.

~Tyler

The flower buds are pink and white.

~Jonathan

In spring the days are longer and there are more hours of sunlight.

~Sophie

After the leaves have opened, the flowers blossom.

~Kaveesh

Each part of the flower has its own job to help make the apple.

~Nicole

Insects and birds help the flowers and the apples grow.

~Kian

The bees spread the pollen from flower to flower.

~Safah

Bees drink the nectar from the flowers.

~Halle

Bees use the nectar to make honey.

~ Jayden

The flower petals fall to the ground because their job is done.

~Enzo

An apple will grow where the flower meets the stem.

~Anthony

The apple’s core holds the seeds.

~Avery

The white, fleshy part is growing larger. This is the part we eat.

~Rohan

When you cut an apple open there are

five sections inside forming a star shape.

~Zehra

Each seed can become an apple tree.

~Andrew

The apple tree needs sunlight, water and air to make apples grow.

~Jamie

It takes 50 leaves to make the food for one apple.

~Jordan

Some apples are green, red or yellow when they are ripe.

~Ryan S.

Animals eat some of the apples and the seeds get carried to other places.

~Casey

There are 21 different apple varieties grown in New York State.

~Ben