When construction began on our new Aspen Hotel, we had to quickly move our apple trees from Aspen’s building site. The new owner was gracious to arrange for safe extraction from their planted area.
Thanks to Ralph Borders’ crew who dug new holes for our trees farther up the street and at the American Bald Eagle Foundation and then transported these trees to these new locations. Their efforts and willingness to help were a very pleasant experience after fighting with our previous manager for any support at all. I assume the new cooperation was stimulated by our new manager, whose style seems to be working. It was a much appreciated effort.
Time will tell whether the trees transplanted successfully.
Interestingly, two members of our community surfaced and expressed concern for their adopted trees that were involved in the move. Apparently, they were serious about their commitments! One shared she has taken pictures annually with her significant other standing next to their “adopted” tree to celebrate their time together. Great community spirit and ongoing memories!
Humans have been tough on our trees but fears expressed about moose attraction have not proven to be an issue. We lost four last winter due to snow equipment damage at the post office and four this summer due to construction or intentional removal/disposal by others.
This year our trees produced approximately 108 young apples, which were harvested to encourage growth rather than fruit production.
Thanks again to Ralph Borders’ team!
Joe Poor