If you’ve been to Cliffside recently, you’ve undoubtedly noticed an abundance of apples blanketing the ground. It’s a beautiful sight and a cue to the arrival of fall. All across Maine, apple growers are reporting an overabundant crop. A plethora of fruit is typically nature’s signal of a harsher season ahead (the rose hips are going gangbusters as well). So be prepared for a heavy winter!
Feel free to scoop up a freshly dropped apple or two when you’re at the Park. You won’t be robbing any animal of their food source, and the apples are perfectly safe to eat since the trees and ground are not sprayed. However, please refrain from pulling the apples off of the trees. This often injures limbs and fruit still in the trees usually aren’t ripe enough for immediate consumption.
On October 24th we’ll be hosting a Free Apple Tree Pruning Workshop and Potluck Lunch. The workshop will kick off at 10 a.m. at Cliffside. The Potluck begins at noon at the covered picnic shelter. Bring a lunch dish and celebrate fall foods! You do not have to attend the Workshop to enjoy the Potluck Lunch, but to register for either, or for more information, call Calie Ramisch at 536-8467 or email calie.ramisch@fortwilliams.org.
Calie Ramisch
Landscape Gardener
Fort Williams Park Foundation