An apple tree will always set more fruit than it can ever hope to ripen, so something has to give. The amount of leaves through photosynthesis can only produce so much energy.

Whoever first said, “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree” never took a good hard look at the offspring of many American political figures.

An apple may not fall far from the tree, but for a leaf, it depends on its shape. Elm or apple leaves — oval and symmetrical, with few protruding lobes — fall quickly, making them likely to ...