The majority of apple orchards are family-run businesses, operated in cooperation with the laws of nature. Just as no two days are the same, no two days in the orchards are the same.

Winter Orchard by Sue Bonoir

Winter.

In January, while the trees are dormant, pruning begins. Limbs are sawed off and clipped to allow maximum sunlight into the growth structure. Pruning allows the tree to produce larger, better colored, higher quality and more valuable fruit.

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This year's map will be redesigned with more orchards, more recipes and more fun facts.

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Maine is known for producing New England's finest apples! Our warm summer days, cool autumn nights and healthy winter season make Maine apples extra juicy, crisp and full of flavor.

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how apples may have the “guts” to stand up to certain digestive cancers.

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This website celebrates the Maine Apple! The Maine State Pomological Society, a nonprofit organization incorporated in 1873, is comprised of apple orchards throughout the state dedicated to strengthening the sector as well as the agricultural industry in Maine.  

 


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