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  3. Horne Creek Farm
  4. Southern Heritage Apple Orchard
  5. The Apples

Tree Selection and Care

Apples lined up in rows on a table

 

Preparing to Plant an Orchard →

Black and white line drawing of an apple tree

 

Grafting & Espalier →

Photograph of apples on a tree in an orchard

 

Care of the Orchard  →

Photograph of a bumble bee on an apple blossom

 

The Apple Blossom  →

Black and white photograph of a farmer standing in an apple orchard holding a ladder upright

 

Maintenance  →

Drawing of an apple tree in all four seasons

 

A Year in the Life of an Orchard →

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