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I planted a slew of fruit trees earlier in the year, two of them being apple trees. I removed most of the little apples because I was told not to let the trees fruit the first couple of years so they could establish a good root system. However, I left three of them on the tree. One fell off a couple of weeks ago - found it on the ground. So I shared it with DH so we both could enjoy it. But I was watching the other two as they grew. Every morning I'd sit on the patio, look over and see the blush on the Anna apple and mentally salivate - awaiting the time I could pick it. Then one morning I looked over and it was gone! I looked high and low - nothing on the ground, not even in the vicinity (in case it had rolled somewhere). Nada, zip, zero.
My DH suggested that the birds got it (ummm.. I don't think they could fly off with an apple!). I'm thinking that maybe a squirrel? I've seen a possum around, and have heard that there are raccoons around (although I've never seen one here - we live in a subdivision).
Any ideas? Oh... and the tree is in the back yard, away from two-legged "predators", so I don't think it was one of them, either.
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