Kiyokawa orchards in Parkdale, OR grows a variety of red-fleshed apples named Mountain Rose that you can find in farmer's markets. They make and market cider from the Mountain Rose variety too, named Red Flesh cider.
I had a chance to visit and help prune and collect scion wood there a number of years ago. Just unbelievable and overwhelming collection. This story only talks about apples, which is his largest collection, but he also has hundreds or thousands of varieties of pears, plums, peaches, grapes, etc. This piece must have been made a long time ago, I believe Nick was 90 when I visited, and I think he may have passed on as of now.
Would be great if his farm could be purchased by someone who will either care for the orchard or donate it to the Home Orchard Society. Also, the red inside apple is one I would love to taste.
It's unfortunate that an 11 year old story was posted without any kind of follow-up information. The owner died years ago, and the home orchard society has ceased operations. For anyone interested, these people have taken up at least part of the work: temperate orchard conservancy (was originally a link but YT refuses to post it)
The Home Orchard Society disbanded in 2020. I fear the loss of agricultural legacy due to factory farming monoculture monopolies. Same is happening to roses and I'm sure many other species.
Sometimes I wish that the USA gov had a program to buy land like at a good cost and build a school around or something. It's such a waste for him to sell it. Because you know the person who buys it will simple be a farmer who doesn't care and puts a poor crop on it. Or a rich person who doesn't care and pulls all those trees up for cattle or something dumb.
For the love of god. Please save this treasure….please please. I can graft…(wear gloves). The oils in your hands are not helping. And also, thank you for everything you’re doing. I’d pay big bucks to get a chance to walk thru there and eat these amazing farm.
For the love of god. Please save this treasure….please please. I can graft…(wear gloves). The oils in your hands are not helping. And also, thank you for everything you’re doing.
4500 varieties, that is amazing and I really enjoyed the video, thx OPB!!
OSU please buy this orchard!
This is amazing and such important work. Thank you to all involved.
Oregon State University should buy that land.
My thoughts too.
Amazing! The red-fleshed apple is something that I never knew existed.
Kiyokawa orchards in Parkdale, OR grows a variety of red-fleshed apples named Mountain Rose that you can find in farmer's markets. They make and market cider from the Mountain Rose variety too, named Red Flesh cider.
I had a chance to visit and help prune and collect scion wood there a number of years ago. Just unbelievable and overwhelming collection. This story only talks about apples, which is his largest collection, but he also has hundreds or thousands of varieties of pears, plums, peaches, grapes, etc. This piece must have been made a long time ago, I believe Nick was 90 when I visited, and I think he may have passed on as of now.
8:37 amazing final words, great little video!
Johnny Appleseed was here
Absolutely amazing love this video Vancouver 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Would be great if his farm could be purchased by someone who will either care for the orchard or donate it to the Home Orchard Society.
Also, the red inside apple is one I would love to taste.
@@Rosarium2007 A university with an agricultural science department seems like a good idea.
I would hope that people would volunteer their time to help maintain that man's Orchard in exchange for free delicious apples😊
I live in tangent I would move out there and help with the orchard
for real maN, i dont even live close by but i would move there by choice to preserve this
I have heard of this orchard long ago. It’s good to revisit this orchard. Thanks.
Thank You 👍🏽
He looks great for 86, I guess it's true what they say about an apple a day!
Thank you Nick!
I go hunting out there at Camp Adair or EE Wilson not even know that there was an apple orchard out there
Great segment!
I volunteer as apple taster!
So many varieties I will probably never try, I am overcome with jealousy.
Don’t let these apple orchards disappear.
Fantastic
I love apples 😭 I would love to go out there to help preseve this place 😊
It's unfortunate that an 11 year old story was posted without any kind of follow-up information. The owner died years ago, and the home orchard society has ceased operations.
For anyone interested, these people have taken up at least part of the work: temperate orchard conservancy (was originally a link but YT refuses to post it)
I wish I had spare time (and the experience) to help!
The Home Orchard Society disbanded in 2020. I fear the loss of agricultural legacy due to factory farming monoculture monopolies.
Same is happening to roses and I'm sure many other species.
4500 ....wow 😍👍🇹🇹
Amazing
So cool to see this. I would have bought the farm if this didnt happen 10 years ago
Sometimes I wish that the USA gov had a program to buy land like at a good cost and build a school around or something. It's such a waste for him to sell it. Because you know the person who buys it will simple be a farmer who doesn't care and puts a poor crop on it. Or a rich person who doesn't care and pulls all those trees up for cattle or something dumb.
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Great! How soon would scions be available?
May the God of all creation Grant you much success
I’m a a formal apple farm kiddo…we got shut out by big AG and were forced to sell. I’d work here for room and board.
Wouldn’t it be easier to just buy the farm?
For the love of god. Please save this treasure….
For the love of god. Please save this treasure….please please. I can graft…(wear gloves).
The oils in your hands are not helping. And also, thank you for everything you’re doing. I’d pay big bucks to get a chance to walk thru there and eat these amazing farm.
For the love of god. Please save this treasure….please please. I can graft…(wear gloves).
The oils in your hands are not helping. And also, thank you for everything you’re doing.
Outside of Kazakhstan that is......