Matt Kaminsky // Gnarly Pippins
@gnarlypippins.bsky.social
Pomology + cider 🍏
Silvopasture @meadowfedlamb 🐑
Ochardist in WMass 🍐🍎
Old tree specialist🌳
Itinerant pruner + grafter 🪚🔪
Author + co-creator of Pomological Series 📚
Nursery and scionwood 🪵🌱🌿
Knights of Pomona ⚔️
Silvopasture @meadowfedlamb 🐑
Ochardist in WMass 🍐🍎
Old tree specialist🌳
Itinerant pruner + grafter 🪚🔪
Author + co-creator of Pomological Series 📚
Nursery and scionwood 🪵🌱🌿
Knights of Pomona ⚔️
Hint of Green tip on the Kieffer pears, first signs of Spring heelre in the valley..bark will start slipping soon and we will be into grafting full on soon! Don't forget to sign up for topworking class 4/25 at gnarlypippins.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hint of Green tip on the Kieffer pears, first signs of Spring heelre in the valley..bark will start slipping soon and we will be into grafting full on soon! Don't forget to sign up for topworking class 4/25 at gnarlypippins.com
Registration is now live for this topworking class I'm teaching that's coming up in a few Fridays! This going to be a lot of fun in a spectacularly beautiful place. Check out the 'shop' section on gnarlypippins.com to register
April 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Registration is now live for this topworking class I'm teaching that's coming up in a few Fridays! This going to be a lot of fun in a spectacularly beautiful place. Check out the 'shop' section on gnarlypippins.com to register
Fascist surveillance state, but the view is nice...
My last big orchard pruning assignment of the year near overlooking Mountain Top Arboretum and surrounding orchards in Haines Falls NY. Photo taken roped in the top of a 100+ y/o apple tree overlooking the twin peaks and mountains near Hunter NY
My last big orchard pruning assignment of the year near overlooking Mountain Top Arboretum and surrounding orchards in Haines Falls NY. Photo taken roped in the top of a 100+ y/o apple tree overlooking the twin peaks and mountains near Hunter NY
March 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Fascist surveillance state, but the view is nice...
My last big orchard pruning assignment of the year near overlooking Mountain Top Arboretum and surrounding orchards in Haines Falls NY. Photo taken roped in the top of a 100+ y/o apple tree overlooking the twin peaks and mountains near Hunter NY
My last big orchard pruning assignment of the year near overlooking Mountain Top Arboretum and surrounding orchards in Haines Falls NY. Photo taken roped in the top of a 100+ y/o apple tree overlooking the twin peaks and mountains near Hunter NY
NYS pruning road trip #2 was great... One of the highlights: paying my respects to the original Mama's Boy pear tree in Tannersville. Amazing tree growing in a thin alleyway between two buildings at the famous Mama's Boy burger joint. One of my all-time fav pears submitted to PomEx, featured in V.3
February 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
NYS pruning road trip #2 was great... One of the highlights: paying my respects to the original Mama's Boy pear tree in Tannersville. Amazing tree growing in a thin alleyway between two buildings at the famous Mama's Boy burger joint. One of my all-time fav pears submitted to PomEx, featured in V.3
Short clip of Wickson juice flowing off the oaken racks of the 129-year-old Mt. Gilead press that is the heart and soul of the ciderhouse! I am privileged to help operate this beast with our co-farming partners Carrs Ciderhouse here in Hadley. It handles 18-20 bushels of fruit per squeeze.
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Short clip of Wickson juice flowing off the oaken racks of the 129-year-old Mt. Gilead press that is the heart and soul of the ciderhouse! I am privileged to help operate this beast with our co-farming partners Carrs Ciderhouse here in Hadley. It handles 18-20 bushels of fruit per squeeze.
Just officially announced this class in early March! Going to be awesome! Registration link with details and curriculum below:
gnarlypippins.com/product/clas...
gnarlypippins.com/product/clas...
January 30, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Just officially announced this class in early March! Going to be awesome! Registration link with details and curriculum below:
gnarlypippins.com/product/clas...
gnarlypippins.com/product/clas...
Big transformative phase 1 restoration prune from Monday on this 40' century-old tree suspected to be a Cortland. Pruned off only the deadwood. Corts are some of the longest-lived veteran apple trees here in WMass, especially on standard rootstock. Wicked cold hardy and reliable producers in old age
January 29, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Big transformative phase 1 restoration prune from Monday on this 40' century-old tree suspected to be a Cortland. Pruned off only the deadwood. Corts are some of the longest-lived veteran apple trees here in WMass, especially on standard rootstock. Wicked cold hardy and reliable producers in old age
Hi all, starting up on this platform where I'll be starting a habit of posting updates from my work and life here. Tune in and follow along if you want to see content about trees and orchards, our silvopasture pasture farm, my writing, cider, news+events related to all of the above and more! Cheers
January 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hi all, starting up on this platform where I'll be starting a habit of posting updates from my work and life here. Tune in and follow along if you want to see content about trees and orchards, our silvopasture pasture farm, my writing, cider, news+events related to all of the above and more! Cheers