I smelled something I've never smelled before, and it was wonderful…

Pruning the apple tree, I carried the clippings to a bin, and got a close smell of them. It was apples. It was the way good apples smell compounded with the smell of new leaves. If I could have gotten that scent into a bottle, I would've. I now vow the yard will never be without an apple tree, and I will happily put myself in charge of pruning. This little tree has 6 varieties of apple—6 grafted branches: Red Mackintosh, Golden Delicious, Gravenstein (which is included because it blooms...