Spring has sprung; fruit in ‘green tip’

  • Joan and Dale Blount are pictured with their granddaughter, Erica Brown, after her performance with Michigan State’s Spartan Showstoppers dance team. Photo courtesy of Joan Blount
    Joan and Dale Blount are pictured with their granddaughter, Erica Brown, after her performance with Michigan State’s Spartan Showstoppers dance team. Photo courtesy of Joan Blount
Spring has sprung and so have the daffodils and many of the spring wild flowers. Many of the fruit trees in the area are in “green tip”, which is when the fruit buds have just broken at the tip. It is also when the buds become susceptible to the cold, so cherry and apple farmers hope that there is not another cold snap. When the buds start to open this early, it is always a risk.Spring also…

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