Nursery

I know these plants in the foreground look like some kind of flower, but they are not. They are actually apple trees. I kid you not. This is a nursery in an apple orchard, and the new shoots are grafted onto root stocks. Apparently the buds along the main stem are trimmed, leaving a long slender tree. All of the trees are more than three feet high. Eventually they are transplanted to an orchard, and then grow in a more traditional shape. The tops of the leaves of some of these are bluish in color because I photographed them after the sun had set, and they are reflecting the remains of the blue sky. The old barn in the distance is not part of the nursery, but it sure adds interest to the photo, doesn't it?