Md.'s Apple Crop In Early, Producing Better Than Most

The warm weather this spring has caused fruit crops across the country to come in early, and Maryland's apple crop is no different, even though local farmers said the state is lucky to have apples at all.

The apples at Weber's Farm in Parkville are nearly ready for picking about three to four weeks earlier than in a typical year.

"Back in the early part of the spring, it was really warm, so everything was four weeks in advance," said Steve Weber of Weber's Farm. "It just came out early, and you can't stop a fruit tree. Tomatoes and corn you don't have to plant until you're ready, but a fruit tree is in the ground, and when it gets warm, it's going to come, and that's what happened."

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