Apple Tree Day Jan 6, 2024

Apple Tree Day

Apple Tree Day is a nationwide ode to the art of apple cultivation and the health benefits this beloved fruit brings to our lives. Apples made their way to North America with European colonists in the 17th century. In 1625, the first apple orchard in North America was planted in Boston by William Blaxton. Today, from Red Delicious to Honeycrisp to Pink Lady, some 200 varieties are grown in the US. The chaffinch on our homepage today is pictured amid tiny crab apples. Sure, they can be a bit tart, but they make for a lovely display in winter and some birds depend on them when other food is scarce. Sliced, baked, in a salad, or as cider, how do you like them apples?

© Mark Hamblin/2020VISION/Minden Pictures

palette

Today in History

Jan 6, 2019A winter wonderland in Northeast China
Jan 6, 2020Have fun storming the castle
Jan 6, 2021Travels to the Oregon deep
Jan 6, 2022Kochelsee in Bavaria
Jan 6, 2023Black Fell in England s Lake District
Jan 6, 2025Flooded crypt, Basilica of San Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
Jan 6, 2026Nuuk, Greenland

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Jun 7, 2022Haaga Rhododendron Park
Jul 3, 2022Dog days of summer
Dec 23, 2024Celebrating Festivus
Oct 26, 2023Schönbrunn Palace Park, Vienna, Austria
Nov 22, 2025Leshan Giant Buddha, Sichuan, China
Jul 9, 2021A center of antiquity on the Mediterranean
Dec 17, 2024Traditional red fishermens cabins, Reine, Norway
Jun 2, 2025National Garden Week begins today
Nov 8, 2023Manatee Awareness Month
Feb 19, 2024Presidents Day
Nov 9, 2020Autumn in Piedmont
Dec 5, 2020A cozy winter village
Aug 8, 2022Pantaleu
Feb 24, 2024Almond trees in full bloom, California
Mar 7, 2018Chapel of St. Michel on Lake Serre-Ponçon, Hautes-Alpes, France
Jul 31, 2025Ring-tailed lemur
Oct 31, 2019Protect your neck
Jul 28, 2024Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
Jun 3, 2019Oh, happy day!
May 13, 2023World Migratory Bird Day
Apr 4, 2022Norway s Kjeragbolten boulder
Jul 12, 2021A lofty lighthouse and a little ocean spray
Jul 25, 2020Going with the floe
Apr 29, 2025Formal garden at Château de Villandry, Loire Valley, France
Apr 6, 2019Make way for robots
Oct 31, 2023Halloween
Mar 8, 2019‘Think equal, build smart, innovate for change’
Jul 23, 2024Methoni Castle, Messenia, Greece
Oct 6, 2024Ancient town of Sorano, Tuscany, Italy
Jun 13, 2023Okefenokee Swamp