Hungry for a taste of fall? Plant a fruit tree

Hungry for a taste of fall? Plant a fruit tree

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald

Agustus Halls, 4, does his best Air Jordan, as he reaches for an apple while his teacher Pam Nelson lifts him up on Wednesday in the orchard at Rivermist Preschool east of Durango. Students have been reading books about apples along with, cooking and dehydrating apples, and making apple prints.
Sam Green/The Journal

Gillian Schuenemeyer picks peaches at McElmo Farm and Orhards.
Apples of any variety are the easiest fruits to grow in a home orchard.

Hungry for a taste of fall? Plant a fruit tree

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald

Agustus Halls, 4, does his best Air Jordan, as he reaches for an apple while his teacher Pam Nelson lifts him up on Wednesday in the orchard at Rivermist Preschool east of Durango. Students have been reading books about apples along with, cooking and dehydrating apples, and making apple prints.
Sam Green/The Journal

Gillian Schuenemeyer picks peaches at McElmo Farm and Orhards.
Apples of any variety are the easiest fruits to grow in a home orchard.
More information

Apple and peach orchards are making a comeback in Montezuma County. For more information, visit:
Montezuma Orchard Restoration Projectmontezumaorchard.org
17312 Road G, Cortez
Cliffrose Garden Center27885 U.S. Highway 160, Cortez
cliffrosegardens.com
Four Seasons Greenhouse26650 County Road P, Dolores
fourseasonsgreenhouse.com
Outlier Sellers cidery141 Main St., Mancos