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[Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com>]

Granny Smith is my latest apple, not the best variety for this cool 
climate, but it usually ripens enough for us, who all like a slightly 
sour apple, and I generally pick just before a hard frost.  We 
haven't had a hard frost yet, so most of the apples are still on the 
tree.

Are the apples receiving anything from the leafless tree, or should I 
just pick them?

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Diane Whitehead  Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8
cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually)
sandy soil