Ripe for change: Kashmir apple orchards get modern overhaul

SRINAGAR, Kashmir -- To the untrained eye, the bucolic apple orchards that dot Kashmir look much the same as they have for decades: shady, tranquil, verdant and lush.

But the winds of change are starting to blow through the area, with trees in some places packed more thickly than ever as a swelling number of growers make the switch to high-density planting.