Tooth of the Lion: A Spring Perennial
“Bees celebrated return of dandelions in a skirt of twirling, yellow bliss Flowering bouffant mirrored my spiky little afro Jagged edged “lion’s tooth” leaves paid… Read More
POP TIPS: Understanding Chill Hours for Fruit Trees
Deciduous fruit trees need plenty of sun, water, and nutrients to produce good fruit but they also needs plenty of cold weather. A period of dormancy,… Read More
PASA 2025 Highlights
Last month our staff attended the PASA conference in Lancaster, PA! We love going to this conference because it’s an opportunity to connect with POP… Read More
2024 Orchard Partner Survey Summary
At the end of each season, POP sends out a survey to all of our orchard partners. We ask what they value and what they… Read More
Scions Over Seeds
HOW TO HARVEST AND STORE SCION WOOD FOR PROPAGATION WHAT IS SCION WOOD Scion wood (also called scion) is a young branch cutting from a… Read More
Orchard Partner Stories 2024
Partnership is at the heart of what we do. At the end of the day, we work to nurture relationships between people and nature. This… Read More
POP Learning Orchard: 2024 Season Summary
2024 marked the fifth growing season at the POP Learning Orchard, a milestone that reflects the orchard’s growing strength and capacity to nurture both plants… Read More
Plants of the POP Learning Orchard: Herbaceous Nitrogen Fixers
HELPFUL ALLIES IN THE ORCHARD NITROGEN FIXATION The importance of nitrogen in the soil cannot be stressed enough. It is essential for all life forms,… Read More
Eating trifoliate orange – Citrus trifoliata
Much of the literature on trifoliate oranges suggests that the raw fruits are inedible but make a delicious marmalade. It seems that not many folks… Read More
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