Plant Spotlight: Meet the Pawpaw! (Asimina triloba)
By 2016 POP Intern, Lucia Kearney. I first encountered the pawpaw one late-September day when my former elementary school art teacher came to my parents’… Read More
Category Archives: Propagation
Edible Perennial Propagation: Cuttings and Layering
By 2015-2016 POP Education and Outreach Intern, Alyssa Schimmel. In this edition of our Edible Plant Propagation series, we’ll cover cuttings and layering as easy… Read More
Fruit Tree Propagation: Grafting
By Lucia Kearney, 2016 POP Orchard Intern It might surprise you to learn that almost no fruit trees are grown from seed. There are several… Read More
Edible Perennial Plant Propagation I: Stratification and Starting From Seed
By Bridget Downey, 2016 POP Intern, Rachel Baltuch, 2015 POP Intern, and Robyn Mello, POP Program Director Each plant species has different conditions in which… Read More
Growing Peaches from Seed
Ever eat a delicious fruit and wonder about planting the seed to grow a new tree? Although common fruits are usually propagated through grafting, delicious… Read More