Apple tree

We have trouble with the trees in our backyard. We tried two cherry trees and they were blown flat. This is our second apple tree as the first one was blown flat. We have a nice apple tree. We planted the core of an apple we liked, I think. Anyway it has grown. It has lovely blooms on it in the spring and wonderful apples in the fall. Maybe it is August. I'll watch this year. Right now it is loaded and once in awhile I see an apple on the patio that some animal has brought. After they get ripe, I have a recipe for applesauce. This is what I have done in past years. I gather apples off the ground with a bucket. It does not matter if there are imperfections but no rotten ones. I bring the apples in and wash them. I cut into quarters, removing stems. I put them in a large pan with a lid and add a cup of water. I bring it to a boil and then put on low heat for 30 minutes--maybe less if they are soft. I remove the apples from the heat and run apples through a food press. I put the pulp in quart freezer holders and freeze. One bucket generally means you put in half the apples in your pan at a time and makes three quarts of applesauce.