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At Maple Valley Orchards, we're big fans of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Milwaukee apple.  The Milwaukee apple is a great tart apple for cooking and drying.  Our friends at Peck and Bushel (w … read more

This is what I tell all of our customers.  The picture below is a great example of what I'm talking about.   Rabbits can do this to a tree when the snow is deeper than your trunk guards … read more

Yesterday we were at Flambeau High School in Tony, WI.  Their plant science class had invited us to come and teach an apple grafting class.  My partner Tony has taught many grafting cla … read more

Wisconsin doesn't have dragons or White Walkers but it does have multiple winters.  We had spring for about a week and then on Wednesday night winter returned with a vengeance.   Good t … read more

I was doing some benchgrafting today.  A picture is worth a few benchgrafts or at least one pear benchgraft.