This technique leaves the stem attached to the apple and the bud spur left on the tree. Bruising is another concern. Students handle the apples like eggs by gently picking them from the tree and setting them carefully in the apple bin. Once the bin is full, they haul the bin to the truck to be taken to cold storage. Once all the varieties of apples have been harvested, it is time to begin sorting apples according to size and color for the apple gift boxes.
Students examine each apple for bruising, insect damage, and other flaws.
These apples are discarded. The rest are sorted by their size and appropriate color. Large and small apples are put in 10 pound bags and sold seperately. Apples that are about size 80 are packed in the gift boxes. The gift boxes are weighed and put back in cold storage ready to be sold.