Today I'm planting apple trees at the Otautau Arboretum and I'll not be there alone. A team of Open Orchard enthusiasts will help plant the heritage apple trees that we have previously grafted from scions collected from old orchards all around Southland. The orchard we plant today at the arboretum will have trees that were found in the vicinity of Otautau and should thrive there, providing the rabbits don't gnaw them through. I've bought plastic sleeves to protect the young trunks. If you want to help us plant them, we'll be there at 10:30 am.
Next week, we are putting in another similar orchard at West Plains. Both will serve as a 'genetic pool' for future grafting and will bear fruit that any Southlander will be able to pick.
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