Our farm is in the beautiful Finger Lakes Region of New York State in plant hardiness zone 5b. We grow perennial fruit, nursery stock, and a handful of vegetables on our 8+ cultivated acres. When we started growing willow in spring 2018, we focused mainly on decorative cultivars that would be exc...
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We cultivate nearly 1/4 acre of basketry willow, grown to produce long, thin rods perfect for weaving baskets! We absolutely love growing this plant, and sell cuttings on our farm website https://underthetreefarm.com/ Here are some of our tips and tricks for growing willow on our farm.
Willow is ...
We're so excited to ring in the New Year by launching our new farm website! Up until now, we have had our leather goods and farm in one place. To make it easier on our customers (and us!) we have created a new farm website. Here you'll find plants for sale, along with scion wood to graft your own...
It's that time of year again: our garlic is now available in our online shop! https://underthetreeithaca.com/collections/farm
For the first time ever, we are offering Primo's garlic for sale. Primo Calabrese was Crystal's grandfather, and he grew his garlic for decades. We don't exactly know the...
Under the Tree Farm’s Garlic Growing Tips
Plant your garlic in fall, just like a tulip or daffodil bulb! In the Finger Lakes Region of NY (we’re in Zone 5b), we plant our garlic the second week of October.
Garlic loves fertile soil and sun! Plant it in the most productive spot in your gard...
We, along with many other farmers in New York State, lost our entire apple crop this spring due to a freeze event after the apples had set fruit. It was the biggest crop loss in every farmer's memory. Since then, we have thought of a creative way to share our farm offerings with our community in...
Our 2023 garlic crop is our biggest and best ever! We started harvesting it the week of July 17, and hope to finish this week or next. We grow 2 varieties: German White (also called "Music" or "German Extra Hardy"), and Crystal's Italian Grandfather, Primo's, garlic. We aren't sure of Primo's var...
I hate to be the barer of bad news, but we have lost our entire apple crop for 2023 due to the May 17 deep freeze. Growers to the north of us between Seneca and Cayuga lake fared better, but everyone in our area suffered major damages to their fruit crops this year.
About a week after the deep f...
On the evening of May 17, the Finger Lakes Region of NY experienced an extreme freeze event. Farms in our region saw temperatures ranging from a low of 21 degrees in Marathon to a "high" of 30 degrees in Hector.
After speaking with growers from across the region, it is clear that there was wi...