Financial District Fruit

   

  

FRUIT IN THE FINANCIAL DISTRICT  

Battery Roof-top Garden features an unprecedented orchard on the 35th floor overlooking New York Harbor.  

A grove of eight dwarf and semi-dwarf trees include four varieties of apples (Red Fuji, Red Winesap, Macoun and Royal Gala), one European Pear (Moonglow) (pictured above as of 26 August 2010), one nectarine (Redgold), one plum (Stanley) and one peach (July Elberta).  

In addition, two pear espaliers grow on sturdy copper wire.  One features three separate varieties of Europen Pear (Bosc, Bartlett and Red Bartlett) grafted on a single leader, and the other three varities of Asian Pear (Shinseiki, Chojuro and Nijisseki), similarly grafted. Two varieties of seedless eating grape grow on the pergola, Vitis labrusca ‘Reliance’ at the North end and Vitis labrusca ‘Mars’ to the South. 

Full details of the fruit trees are set forth in the spread sheet below.   Check blog updates for harvest information and tasting notes. 

Variety	Location	Notes
Malus sylvestris var. domesticaRed Fuji Dwarf Apple	East side:  northeast
Malus sylvestris var. domesticaRed Winesap Semi-Dwarf Apple	East side: southeast	Self-pollinating
Malus sylvestris var. domesticaMacoun Semi-Dwarf Apple	East side:  southwest
Malus sylvestris var. domesticaRoyal Gala Apple [dwarf or semidwarf]	East side:  northwest	Self-pollinating
Pyrus communisMoonglow Pear Dwarf	West side:  northeast	Blight resistant8-10’ height
Prunus persica var. nucipersicaRedgold Nectarine, Dwarf	West side:  southeast	Self-polinatingMid-August harvest
Prunus domesticaStanley Prune Plum	West side:   southwest
Prunus persicaJuly Elberta Peach Dwarf	West side:  northwest	Most disease resistantTo 15’

   

Espalier 

Location	Variety	Notes
North – top	Pyrus comunis (European Pear) — Bosc
North – middle	Pyrus comunis (European Pear) — Bartlett
North – bottom	Pyrus comunis (European Pear) – Red Bartlett
South – top	Asian pear – Shinseiki	Self-pollinate, multiple harvest
South – middle	Asian pear – Chojuro	Best tasting, like butterscotch,  ripe mid-September, fruit keeps 6 months in fridge, needs thinning
South – bottom	Nijisseiki