Most of the species of trees in what is now Acadia National Park have been present for thousands of years. Apples, however, are recent, appearing on the scene only a few hundred years. But just like the rest of Acadia’s trees, apples are remarkable.
Their story is intertwined with the human story of relationships with trees, land, and one another. They are the most obvious reminder that, as it says on a park wayside at Frazer Point, there have been footsteps before you.
Read more about Acadia’s enduring apple trees in Acadia magazine.
Thanks to Friends of Acadia for publishing this excerpt from the forthcoming book, Trees of Acadia.
Catherine Schmitt 