What Hue Shall My Apples Be?

“What hue shall my apples be?”
asked the little apple tree.
“That is easy to decide.
Have them green!”

But the crimson roses said,
“We should like to have them red.”
While the dandelions confessed
yellow seemed to them the best.

When the apples were all ripe
many wore a yellow stripe.
Some were red and some were seen
dressed in coats of softest green.