There are only four species of apple that are native to North America, and M. coronaria is one of them. While on a hike at Beechwood Farms this past weekend, we came upon dozens of crab apple trees in full, glorious bloom. The nature reserve at Beechwood is rife with deer, which probably contributes to the distribution and proliferation of the trees. A local boy scout troop keeps a bee hive at the reserve, and the bees were buzzing around the sweet blossoms.
Still, the day wasn't all sunshine and petals as I discovered a tick on my wife when we got home, which I quickly and thoroughly removed. Unfortunately we both somehow missed the tick on me, not removing it until the next day, and then only partially as it broke apart. Since only 1% of ticks are infected with Lyme Disease, I'm not too concerned, and we did treat the wound as suggested by the CDC, but we'll still keep an eye on the area for the next couple of weeks.
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