I was watching the snow blowing across drift ridges that looked like mountain tops. I would prefer seeing white from apple blossoms instead of seeing more snow in March but it will be another two months before the apple trees are covered with blossoms instead of snowflakes.
White Apple Blossoms
The sun peeked out for a few minutes this evening after a long rainy spell. Many of the apple blossoms have fallen to the ground from the driving rain and wind but there are a few blossoms left to catch the fleeting sun.
An Apple Blossom
The sun was out and shone on the white, but since it is winter, it was white snow and not springtime apple blossoms which would be more preferable, other than those who want a white Christmas.
White of Apple Blossom
The recent winds blew most of the apple blossoms off the tree leaving a sea of white on the ground. The apple tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found today. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Asia and Europe, and were brought to North America by European colonists. The only apples native to North America are crab apples, which were once called “common apples”.
Apple varieties brought as seed from Europe were spread along Native American trade routes, as well as being cultivated on Colonial farms. An 1845 United States apples nursery catalog sold 350 of the “best” varieties, showing the proliferation of new North American varieties by the early 19th century. There are more than 7,500 known cultivars of apples now.
Apple Blossom
