The apple orchard at Queens College - Newtown Pippins and more

Erik Baard, the braintrust behind the Newtown Pippin project, recently posted a picture of the apple orchard at Queens College, and the trees are looking great!

Image source: Newtown Pippin Facebook page

Back in April, Erik and his band of merry Queens College volunteers planted 70 apple trees in front of Rathaus Hall – varieties include Burgundy, Chenango Strawberry, Florina Querina, Buckeye Gala, and Honeycrisp, among others. The long term goal at Queens College is to “eventually rival the campus apple orchard which existed at the time of college’s founding in 1937.” The trees were donated via Newtown Pippin Restoration–Gotham Orchards initiative, whose goal is to plant heirloom varieties not only in Queens but in public spaces all over the city.

Newtown Pippin Comes To Queens College [Queens Gazette]