We have 420 harvestable trees, to create a community orchard around Settle Area.
We will produce a map with the tree locations on. The idea is to have these as public access trees for harvesting, when they have grown. Thus, please ensure that they are planted in an area where you have permission to plant, and that the public could access to harvest them. Eg, it could be on a perimeter wall of your own / business property, or in your front garden, if you don't mind people coming in. Or, in a public flower bed etc.
They are currently small saplings, that will grow, as per the information alongside ->
Each Tree comes with a stake and protection for it.
The trees are free, but it would be nice if you gave a donation - either when collecting, or via paypal buttons below:
Crab Apple
The Crab Apple is a popular tree which produces beautiful blossom in spring and small colourful apples in the autumn. Brilliant for decorating and arranging in the home.
The apples are used to make Crab Apple jelly which is delicious on crumpets and used as a sweet relish for roast meats. The tree will grow up to 10m. Crabapple trees are also a welcome addition to mixed hedges.
The current height of the trees is approximately 10-20cm and they can be planted out all year round.
RHS Perfect for Pollinators in Spring.
Elder
The Elder is native throughout the British Isles and can grow to around 9m. It usually flourishes wherever the nitrogen content of the soil is high and does well in rich neglected ground. The plant colonises an area quickly due to its speed of growth.
Large instantly recognisable white flower heads appear in early July followed by a mass of small black fruit. The fruit and flowers make excellent wines and jams, as well as Elderflower cordial and are rich in vitamin C.
The current height of the trees is approximately 10-20cm and they can be planted out all year round.
Hazel - Sorry, all gone now !
A very common hedgrow and woodland plant, the Hazel or Cobnut tree is a small sized bushy tree reaching up to 12m. Attractive leaves and popular for its Easter catkins. Produces an edible kernel. A perfect tree for coppicing and as a supply of fuel for sustainable burning.
The current height of the trees is approximately 10-20cm and they can be planted out all year round.
Dog Rose
Often found in hedgerows across the British countryside, the Dog Rose can be grown in any soil and grows well in heavy, cold soils. With pink flowers and bright red hips, a welcome sight in any hedge, screen or garden.
The current height of the plants is approximately 10-20cm and they can be planted out all year round.
RHS Perfect for Pollinators in Summer.
Blackthorn
The Blackthorn is native throughout the British Isles and grows to around 4m if left uncut. The white flowers appear in early spring before coming into leaf, standing out against the black twigs. Blackthorn spreads with suckers and has strong thorns so is often used in hedging to create a stronger barrier.
Many birds nest among its branches and the fruit, sloes, are made into jam, wine and used for flavouring gin.
The current height of the trees is approximately 30-50cm and they can be planted out all year round.
RHS Perfect for Pollinators in Spring.
The retail value of the tree plus stake and protection is probably about £8 per tree,
( Example Online Retail Price) but give what you can, and we'll re-use the funds as seed funding in other community initiatives by The Circus of Food.
Please collect the trees on Saturday 8th March between 2pm and 5pm from Grove Park House, Ingfield Lane, Settle, BD24 9BA.
( head down towards the Rugby club from The Main road, by the Falcon, about 400m down, we're the middle detached 2 story house on the right)
If you'd like them actually planting for you, although this isn't difficult to do, ( Instructions here ) we'll come round and plant up to 5 trees at the same location (in Settle) for a £5 donation - again, this donation will be used for other future initiatives.
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Please fill in the request/reserve form at the bottom of this post, for what trees you want, or just pop round on Saturday
It's a case of first come 1st served with regards to tree type and overall availability. - Please choose up to 5 trees initially, per location, same or mixed variety, by entering a number in the form. If we don't distribute all the trees, first time around, we'll email everyone and see if they want more.
We may have more trees coming in October ! 🙂
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Many Thanks to The Woodland Trust for Enabling Us to do this.