Author Archives: Kim Siebert

2014 WWFRF Scionwood & Rootstock List

Come to our Winter Field Day and learn about grafting, mason bees, fruit varieties from around the world, red fleshed apples, and the best apple varieties for Western Washington. There will be live demonstrations of pruning trees and blueberries in … Continue reading →

Our next event is the Apple and Pear Day on October 12th, 2013! Learn about apple and pear varieties with scab resistance and anthracnose control.  Sample sweet cider. There will be some fresh eating apples and pears available for picking … Continue reading →

Come out at 11:00 am on July 13th for our Cherry Sampling Day. Everyone always has fun sampling the many varieties of cherries. There will be a fee of $5 per bag to help cover the costs of maintenance for … Continue reading →

Learn how you can change an established tree to a new variety.  Come to the volunteer work day Thursday, April 11, at 9:00 am and attend the hands on top grafting class given by Bill Davis! Be sure to check … Continue reading →

Horticulture Students who become members can now get a membership for $15. They must show proof of their horticulture student status and pay at an event to get this special price.  Our Winter Field Day this Saturday, March 2 is … Continue reading →

The Saturday, Feb 23rd Board Meeting has a new time and location since the newsletter was published. This is the correct information:  1-4 pm at the WA. State Convention Center (Northwest Flower & Garden Show).   If you enter at the … Continue reading →

Volunteers are needed to staff our educational booth at the 2013 Northwest Flower and Garden Show, February 20 – 24, 2013 at the Washington State Convention Center, Seattle. This is your opportunity to promote fruit growing in Puget Sound and … Continue reading →

SAVE THE DATE: Saturday, March 2, 2013 come join us for the Western Washington Fruit Research Foundation’s Winter Field Day. This year’s theme is “Local and Organic”. Come learn to prune and graft and as always we will have rootstock … Continue reading →

You can see Sam Benowitz’s presentation on 20 Years of Research and Outreach here.