Ripe Apples

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sunnytx Ligonier, PA(Zone 6a) May 24, 2007

The birds keep getting all of my apples once they are ripe. I was told if you remove the apples when they get their first blush they would continue to ripen on their own like a tomato. Is this true?

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bettydee La Grange, TX(Zone 8b) May 24, 2007

Apples will continue to ripen after they are picked. Here are several good links:
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/tree004/tree004.htm
Scroll down to #8 for this one: http://plantanswers.tamu.edu/fruit/apple.html
Scroll down to varieties: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/extension/homefruit/apple/apple.html

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