Thats great to hear.

How is your apple tree doing?

Glenn, it's got 2 apples on it! And there are so many buds where the flowers have finished and dropped off, some in clusters of 5 or more. I can't imagine that this young tree can hold on to that much fruit. I had initially asked above if I should remove some of them but didn't get an answer, I guess no-one knows. Anyway, there are these 2 green apples already and I'm keeping my eye on them. The other young tree hasn't had any blossoms on it at all and only a few leaves, I guess it's too young still. I also am wondering what the ideal height should be for an apple tree, we are getting too old to be scampering up high ladders to pick the fruit. I don't want to prune it too short too soon, though.

Rita let it set as much fruit as it can then thin as needed. Also most apples are grafted on a dwarf root stock and should be maintained around 15 ft. If it is producing it can be maintained smaller if you wanted 10 to 12 is what my uncles in Alabama do. That works well for them and they can pick all of there fruit with only a step stool.

Thanks, Glenn. How many apples should I leave in a cluster, do you happen to remember??

Number is not important weight is. you don't want to break the branches.