Van der Brohe Arboretum is very excited to announce that Jeff Edgar, owner of Silver Creek Nursery and member of the VDBA Advisory Board, will be teaching tree grafting classes at the Arboretum in March of 2024.
Jeff is the only nurseryman on the planet authorized to take scion from a donor tree whose provenance can be traced back to those planted by John Chapman, known to Americans as Johnny Appleseed. In the photo, Jeff poses with the last recognized “Johnny Appleseed” tree in Ohio. He is the sole producer of “Johnny Appleseed” apple trees for the museum in Urbana, Ohio.
“Once you have the skill and can identify plants that can grow together, the world is your oyster.”
—Jeff Edgar
He also grows apple trees from the University of Wisconsin that have been traced back to those famously observed by Sir Isaac Newton in England.
Classes have sold out – thank you!
View photos from the March 2nd 10am class.
All supplies and root stock will be supplied. Each participant will leave with three potted grafted trees, two being from the Johnny (Chapman) Appleseed tree and another apple or flowering crab. The Chapman tree produces apples similar to the Yellow Delight.
Saturday, March 2, 2024 – 10am or 2pm
and Saturday, March 9, 2024 – 10am
West Propagation Center
at Van der Brohe Arboretum
(Class is approx. 2 1/2 hours)
Cost per person is $135.00. Class size is limited to 6 people. Advance registration is required.
ALL classes have sold out.
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