Why are Granny Smith apples sour?
Acidity, and low pH. If a Gran apple is allowed to ripen fully on the tree so that it has a red blush, it will develop much more sugar and flavor so that it is no more tart than the average apple variety.
Does an apple rot faster at room temperature or in the fridge?
yes it will .if u leave on the table for 2 weeks it will rot. if leave it in the refrigeraitor.
Bees depend on any type of blooming plant for their food. There have been many studies saying that bee pollination is essential for crop growth. Without bees, our food supply would be in great danger. The way the bee helps out is through pollination. As the bee gathers what it needs from one flowering bud to another, it takes with it pollen and distributes it. It has been shown that bee pollination results in better quality produce but also may help against pests.
"An apple... will only develope all the seeds inside if it has been pollinated by several bees and fully fertilized. It is possible for an apple flower to develope about ten seeds. if all the seeds do not develop, the fruit itself does not develop where the seeds are not developing. This results in poorly shapped apple of low weight."
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/012/i0842e/i0842e09.pdf
How do apples relate to Halloween?
In pagan cultures the holiday of Sublime was a harvest festival, a holiday in which the end of the year is near, the trees have begun shedding leaves and nature is ready to die for the winter, apples are a fruit of the harvest and considered a treat. Also, people like to apple dive during the fall to, and still do it when it gets close to Halloween.
When was the first apple tree planted in the US?
There are different types of apples, please resubmit with the type of apple. I know Granny Smith apples were first grown in Australia though.
What is the difference between granny smith apples and red delicious apples?
One is green and one is red. They are different varieties of the same fruit, and come from different seeds. A common technique used in apple growing is grafting, where one branch containing apple flowers and/or fruit is cut from a tree and literally connected to another tree. That tree will now produce fruit from both its original flowers and the new branch. Theoretically, one tree may be producing every variety of apple or other applicable fruit known.
13 g of natural good for you sugar that your body needs to survive.
What states are top apple producers in US?
For a state, it's Washington State. They have the most apple orchards in the USA. There is no 'Major' apple company. Many apple growers belong to co-ops and distrubute their apples to major food distributors (Sysco/USFoods, et al) at negotiated prices.
What causes apples to prematurely fall of tree?
There are a number of possible causes.
* stress on the tree. Most commonly this is caused by over or under watering.
* over-fertilizing with nitrogen during fruit set and early development.
* lack of another avocado tree nearby. It is possible in some circumstances for avocados to be self-pollinating, but a cross-pollinator improves the percentage of fruit retained on the tree.
A strawberry is a very simple fruit. it seeds easily and can be easy to grow if you live in the right tipe of climate and soil.
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What is the life span of a pear tree?
Useful life about 40 years but tree can live for 70 years or more. Eventually tree will die back and wood will rot.
Can eating too many apples be bad for you?
No, if you are worried about calories, they are just natural, they are easier to burn then calories that you find in other things like candy
One more thing to note is that if you ate too many apples in one sitting you might get sick, but apples are healthy, so eating a reasonable amount should be good for you.
What is the most common color of an apple?
A red apple is every colour but red, this is because white light is a combination of every colour so when white light goes into an object it absorbs every colour but red which it rejects making it every colour but red. Neil Degrasse Tyson ( an astrophysicist ) covers this and probably explains this better on his youtube series Startalk.
Why does a green banana and an apple ripens faster?
All fruit produce ethylene gas in order to ripen, so by keeping your apples and bananas together in the open you are speeding up the ripening process. Bananas ripen faster than apples, which is why they spoil first.
How does the refrigerator slow down browning of sliced apples?
Apple only brown due to oxidation, or the apple is being exposed to the air. To slow or even stop the browning of an apple, put it in an air-tight container, or seal all the air out.
People have said that soaking the apple in lemon juice for about 5-10 minutes will help stop the browning of the apple, but it is just an old tale, but is worth a shot.
What fruits is believed to contain the most vitamin c apple orange lemon guave?
In natural fruit, oranges have almost 10 times as much vitamin C as apples have. However, much of the Vitamin C is lost in the pasteurization process for either juice. In many cases, companies add Vitamin C back in the juice as ascorbic acid. Therefore, the Vitamin C content varies from brand to brand in both types of juices. It should be declared clearly on the nutritional panel of the product.
Granny Smith is a good pollinator for Gala and Royal Gala...and many other varieties as well. Jonathan may also be appropriate. The idea is to have another apple flowering at the same time, and the bees will do the rest of the work for you.