Apple Picking Word Search
Picking season runs from late summer into October, with each variety ready for a week or two and no longer. The gentlest way to take an apple off a tree is to lift and twist rather than pull, which leaves the stem on the fruit and next year's bud on the branch. Fruit gathered cold in the morning keeps far better than fruit gathered in afternoon heat.
Apple Picking word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- apple
- autumn
- bag
- basket
- branch
- crisp
- ladder
- ripe
- stem
- tree
Apple Picking word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- apple
- autumn
- bag
- basket
- branch
- bushel
- crisp
- ladder
- orchard
- peck
- ripe
- row
- stem
- tree
- twist
Apple Picking word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- apple
- autumn
- bag
- basket
- branch
- bushel
- crisp
- hayride
- ladder
- orchard
- peck
- ripe
- row
- stem
- sweater
- tote
- tree
- twist
- wagon
- windfall
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Words in the Apple Picking word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- apple
- The fruit itself, ready to pick from late summer onward.
- basket
- Handled container for carrying what you gather.
- ladder
- Used to reach fruit high in the tree safely.
- tree
- Each one holds a single variety in most orchards.
- branch
- Limb to steady with one hand while reaching for fruit.
- stem
- Short stalk that should stay attached to the picked apple.
- ripe
- Ready to pick, judged by colour, firmness and easy release.
- crisp
- Firm snapping texture people look for in a fresh apple.
- autumn
- Main picking season across most apple growing regions.
- bag
- Shoulder sack some orchards hand out instead of baskets.
- bushel
- Common sale size at pick your own orchards.
- peck
- Quarter of a bushel, about ten to twelve pounds.
- row
- Trees planted in lines so pickers can move easily.
- twist
- Lift and turn motion that frees fruit without damage.
- orchard
- The planted ground where the whole day happens.
- wagon
- Ride out to the far rows and back again.
- hayride
- Straw filled wagon trip offered alongside the picking.
- sweater
- Layer worth bringing for cool mornings among the trees.
- tote
- Sturdy bag for carrying fruit home from the farm.
- windfall
- Fruit already lying on the ground, usually bruised.
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