Mike Beamish says he had to cut down 94 of his apple trees after P.E.I.'s hard winter. "We've lost about a quarter of the orchard," said Beamish. Beamish is one of many P.E.I. apple growers whose orchard and crop have been affected by the long winter and late spring. He said the snow piled up so high it dented the roof of his barn and damaged his apple trees. The Prince Edward Island Apple Grower's Association says it has been a bad season for many growers on the Island. Apple lovers looking for their favourite apples at fruit stands this fall they may notice some differences. "They'll be a smaller crop. So both size, because a nice long growing season, the apple has enough time to get a nice size to it, but with a shorter season, because once fall comes and the tree gets ready to close down for the winter, it stops growing the apples. So if they're not very big, well that's as big as they're going to get," said Beamish. Source - http://www.freshplaza.com/