The apple trees are budding in Wallingford, and if you want a good harvest you should start tending to them soon. I’m not a fruit tree expert, but I am an avid backyard gardener and a nerd who reads a lot. It took me several years of research and trial and error to finally yield a good harvest from my own apple tree. Hopefully what I’ve learned can help you, too.
In my mind, I like to separate apple tree problems into three categories: (1) the apples have bug damage, (2) the apples are too small and don’t taste great, …