Planting Apple Trees

Today we planted the Dwarf Apple Wild Granny.

Marie-Louise and I have had these apple trees at home for a couple of months ready to plant. These are a grafted variety from a tree found along the Mitta river from what we were told. It's malus domestica 'Wild Granny'.

Interestingly they have not started to move yet, which is good, but we expect they will move soon, now they are in the ground. Two of these trees are already sponsored. These apples will be part of the fruit forest that is being slowly populated at the bottom end of the recreation reserve.

A beautiful day for planting trees

What would the early settlers of Cassilis think about this? The question can't be answered, because conditions around Cassilis in the early years were very different to those experienced now.

It will be good to see fruit in that area. If all goes as expected, visitors can enjoy the ambiance of the reserve and cemetery while enjoying a snack as they walk round or sit on blankets and enjoy it.

We'll see what develops as time goes by. It's a constantly changing world and what we enjoy and even take for granted now might become much more desirable, or no longer apply. For now, the committee of management believe planting these and other fruit trees seems like a good idea and will benefit future generations of visitors to the Cassilis recreation reserve.