New Mexico first graders fight to save apple tree

RUIDOSO, N.M. (KRQE) – To most people, the apple tree outside Sierra Vista Primary School in Ruidoso, may just look like an average tree. But to one first grade class at the school, it means a whole lot.
“We eat from this apple tree, we have our daily snacks, we go out and pick apples,” said the class’s teacher, Adriana Castro.
The classroom window actually faces the tree, so it’s a big part of their day. The school’s principal Jeremy Green said the stude