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Sponsoring Organization: Natural History Society of Maryland (NHSM)
Leader: Jayne Ash (NHSM)
Description: This field trip will be led by NHSM. The group will explore two sites in the Eastern Shore: John S. Ayton State Nursery and White Marsh Park Edible Garden.
The John S. Ayton State Nursery grows three million trees each year and ships 250,000 in a day during the harvest season. The tour will visit this 300-acre nursery, see its current seedling crop and learn about its operations. Watch the crew in action here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrFBLsua-50.
After a picnic lunch, the group will visit White Marsh Park Edible Garden. This example of agroforestry incorporates native fruit and nut-bearing trees and shrubs, herbaceous species, and even fungi into the landscape. A sample of some of the plants and trees located in the six plots at the garden contains blueberries, American plum, hazelnuts, paw paws, and black chokeberry. Check out this video: https://youtu.be/yWYdx6h2SXs.
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