Despite a record snowfall and fears they’d be mowed down by the area’s moose, 99 of 127 apple trees planted around town about a year ago survived the winter, said resident Joe Poor, who spearheaded the tree-planting beautification effort in 2011.
“I’m tickled pink,” Poor said.
Poor attributed casualties to a November ice storm, voles and efforts at moving 30 feet of snow that fell in town. “A couple by the school lost a battle…
