2025 Apple Preservation 🍎 Planting 🍎 Land

The A.P.P.L.E. Project — Apple Preservation 🍎 Planting 🍎 Land Education — is a series of workshops designed to help you install and care for a micro-orchard on small acreage and in backyards.

By completing three required workshops, you’ll gain the skills to grow resilient, water-wise apple trees and earn an heirloom apple tree through our Tree Incentive Program.

Be sure to sign up soon! Space is limited!

Required Workshops – Must Attend All to Earn a Tree:

Tree Selection, Planting, and Care – October 25, 2025

Learn how to choose, plant, and care for heirloom apple trees. Includes a planting kit.
Tree Selection, Planting, and Care Workshop Registration

Pruning 101 – March 14, 2026

Hands-on pruning techniques to promote healthy growth and fruit production. Includes a pruning kit. Apple Tree Pruning 101 Workshop Registration

Bugs and Crud – May 31, 2026

Identify and manage common pests and diseases. Includes a pest and disease monitoring kit.
Bugs and Crud Workshop Registration

Optional Classes – Build Your Orchard Knowledge:

Apple Preservation Class #1 – September 15, 2025

Learn water bath canning and take home what you make. Includes a starter canning kit.
Apple Preservation Class Registration

Apple Heritage & History Lecture – October 15, 2025

Explore the legacy of apple orchards in the Pikes Peak Region.
Apple Heritage & History Lecture Registration