Russell Allen, apple man, celebrates 90 years
WESTMINSTER STATION â Russell Allen knows his apples. On Friday, he turns the ripe age of 90, but he still has the passion for the fruit that has dominated his working life. Walking with just a little hitch in his gait, Allen and his grandson Brandon Allen head out to his small home orchard to check for possible damage from this weekâs cold temperatures. He heads to rows of Zestar, McIntosh and Honeycrisp, which ripen at staggered times starting in the late summer to early fall. The buds are still in what Allen calls âtight cluster,â but cold temperatures can spell doom, m...