Why are my apples like this?

What is wrong with my apples or apple tree

the situation just isn’t perfect for unblemished skin, but few apple-growing situations really are, especially if it’s no-spray. i see evidence of a few skin imperfections, mostly sooty blotch and fly-speck, but nothing that effects the edibility of the apple. pruning for better air-flow and sun-access may help, but land-forms around you may make fighting mild fungal effects difficult in general.

in my world, that’s a totally acceptable-looking apple.

If you add baking soda to your wash water, the ugly stuff washes right off. I think it was a tablespoon or two of soda per gallon of water.