The Apple Pie Tree
by Zoe Hall · PreK-Grade 2 · Ages Ages 4-8
Two sisters watch the apple tree in their yard change through the seasons. They see blossoms, bees, and tiny apples as the tree gets ready to grow fruit for a yummy apple pie.
Key vocabulary
Blossoms are flowers on a plant or tree. Apple blossoms can grow into apples later.
Buds are small bumps on a plant that can open into leaves or flowers.
Pollen is a powdery dust made by flowers. Bees help move it from flower to flower.
Bees are small flying insects that visit flowers. They help many plants grow fruit.
Branches are the woody arms of a tree. Leaves, flowers, and fruit can grow on them.
Ripe means fruit is ready to pick and eat. A ripe apple is usually sweet and tasty.
Harvest means to gather food that has grown. Picking apples from a tree is a kind of harvest.
A pie is a baked food with a crust and filling. Apple pie has sweet apples inside.