Kōrero: Apples and pears

Picking apples

Picking apples

Apple pickers need to be fit. They place the fruit in a large bag strapped to their shoulders, later emptying the bags into big wooden bins. They may need to climb ladders to reach the topmost apples on tall trees.

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Photograph by G. R. Roberts

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

John Palmer, 'Apples and pears - Harvesting, transport and storage', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17262/picking-apples (accessed 26 April 2024)

He kōrero nā John Palmer, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008