Young cider apple orchard in the Netherlands with dry summer grass and developing apples on newly established trees.

Around the World’s Orchards: July 2026

Midwinter in the Southern Hemisphere. Midsummer in the North. Orchards on both side of the planet. While orchards across the Northern Hemisphere move through the long days of midsummer, orchardists in southern Chile are pruning century-old apple trees in the middle of winter. The contrast is a reminder that cider is a year-round agricultural story, … Read more