The Hare’s Corner Mini Orchards
Plant a number of heritage apple trees (minimum of 5, maximum of 8 ) fruit trees supplied by Irish Seedsavers. Final number of trees offered will be subject to demand and availability and urban dwellers may be exempt from the mininim number of trees.
We will support you by providing apple trees and providing guidance and training.
What the landowner will need to commit
- A Suitable Site: An eligible* site to accommodate a minimum of 5 native fruit trees.
- Willingness to plant and protect the orchard: A willingness to plant, maintain and protect a mini native orchard. Trees will need to be planted within one week of receiving them. Apple tree distribution day is usually held in December.
- Long term support: Your assurance that this site will be maintained for the next 3 years and that you will keep us posted on its progress.
- Signage Your agreement to erect a small, simple branded sign at the site (only applicable to a public site).
- Data: To your agreement that your anonymised data (location of your trees and images if any) will be used by The Hare’s Corner project for its communications and reporting purposes.
What The Hare’s Corner team will commit to
- Organising the necessary training and guidance.
- Supplying up to 10 native fruit trees sourced from Irish Seedsavers.
- Providing ‘The Hare’s Corner’ branded signage for your site (if a public site) and a listing on the project website (with your permission).
*An eligibile site would be species-poor, free draining and non-designated so that there is no overall biodiversity loss and/or impact on any pre-existing heritage value of the place. Farmers who are ACRES or NPWS Farm Plan Scheme participants are currently not eligible to apply as we want to avoid double funding.
Helpful resources
- Irish Seedsavers webpage
- Orchard planting – an online information session with Cillian Boyd, orchard curator at the Irish Seed Savers Association