Apple trees blossom early, spurring some concerns among region orchards [NWI Times]

2012-04-03T08:55:11+00:00April 3rd, 2012|Orchard News|

Apple trees at Radke Orchards, near Michigan City, are blossoming a month early because of record-breaking warm weather in March, owner Ruth Radke said. That early blossoming concerns Radke as well as fellow apple orchard owners in Northwest Indiana because it could put this summer's apple crop at risk. "If there is a hard freeze [...]