51.   A bluebird and a goldfinch land next to each other on the branches of a blossoming apple tree.

52.   A German tradition which is several centuries old places an apple tree next to the manger, and a happy farmer sits on a branch picking apples.

53.   A ho-hum apple tree invites a second look when Spanish moss dangles from a branch.

54.   A peach tree was full of fruit, as well, but the apple trees never blossomed.

55.   A large toucan flapped straight toward us, stopping a few feet away in the branches of a tall water apple tree.

56.   A German tradition that is several centuries old places an apple tree next to the manger, and a happy farmer sits on a branch picking apples.

57.   Brought by the first European settlers, apple trees were necessary for survival in Colonial times and in settling the West as well.

58.   Come over the top of one hill and you can see the uprooted trunks of downed apple trees, waiting to be hauled away.

59.   Dozens of rows of grape vines now stretch into the distance, surrounded by plots of apple trees.

60.   Even though most apple trees were not sprayed with Alar, all apple farmers lost money, and some farms went bankrupt.