Learn the Essentials of Growing Your Own Apples!
Apple enthusiast, Ron Ross, gave an engaging talk on what it takes to plan, plant, and
ultimately pick apples from your own tree(s) at the October meeting of the Boothbay Region Garden
Club!
Topics included selecting appropriate apple varieties, locating and preparing the site,
planting and caring for young trees. The meeting was on Wednesday, October 8th at
approximately 2:30 p.m. at St. Columba’s Episcopal Church (32 Emery Lane, Boothbay
Harbor). The public joined us for refreshments which were served at 1:30 p.m.
In 2014, Ron and his partner, Fred Kraeuter, began Burnham Cove Heirloom Orchard in a
vacant field across from their Boothbay home on River Road. Each year a few more of their 70
apple trees (50 different heritage varieties) are bearing fruit. Ron and Fred also coordinate the
Apple Corps, a dedicated volunteer group, which maintains orchards at Oak Point Farm and
Singing Meadows Preserve for the Boothbay Region Land Trust. Ron has conducted
workshops, tours, and talks on everything that has to do with apples.
For more information: https://www.boothbayregiongardenclub.org/
When: Wednesday, October 8th at approximately 2:30 pm. Refreshments served at 1:30 p.m.
Where: St. Columba’s Episcopal Church, 32 Emery Lane, Boothbay Harbor
