TODAY IN THE ORCHARD

Today Laura was here for the day, weeding in the Finley Lane orchard and the BRC. The orchards here require weeding almost daily all spring and summer. I went on a mission to Portland to visit the “Suite Eleven” tree in-town Portland and an ancient tree in Falmouth. The Falmouth tree should be DNA profiled and phenotyped to see if we can identify it. It is a great find. These are the vintage trees we’re looking for: hollow and nearly dead. They are the most likely candidates for being of historic value. Keep on the look-out for them, and if you see one, let us know.