Workshops & Classes
CIDER DAYS 2026 – GUIDED CIDER TASTINGS at The Mill at Shelburne Falls
Guided cider tastings are back for Franklin County CiderDays 2026! This 32nd annual CiderDays, Gnarly Pippins will be hosting the ever-brilliant minds of Casey Simpson (ACA-certified Pommelier and f. Artifact Cider Project) and Dan Pucci (author, American Cider) for an evening of tasting fine cider and perry in two seatings, following two themes:
SESSION I – PERRY, AN OCEAN APART !
In the opening …
Books
POMOLOGICAL SERIES VOL. 5
The print publication documenting the 5th Annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition which took place on November 1st, 2024.
Beautiful apple portraiture photographed by William Mullan is accompanied by full, formal pomological descriptions written by Matt Kaminsky which draw focus on the highlighted specimens submitted to the 2024 Exhibition. This volume features the most entries yet, which indicates the growing popularity …
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POMOLOGICAL SERIES VOLS. 3, 4 & 5 THREE-VOLUME SET
For a short time we are offering all three of the currently available POMOLOGICAL SERIES Volumes (Vols. 3 + 4 + 5) as a set altogether for a discount! If you have the currently out-of-print Vols. 1 or 2 and want to get caught up with the series, or have an apple lover in your life who is new to …
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Pomological Series: Wild Apple Exhibition Vol. 4
The print publication documenting the 4th Annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition which took place on November 3rd, 2023
Beautiful apple portraiture photographed by William Mullan is accompanied by full, formal pomological descriptions written by Matt Kaminsky which draw focus on the highlighted specimens submitted to the 2023 Exhibition. This volume features the most entries yet, which indicates the growing popularity …
Scion Wood
Gnarly Pippins scionwood – by the foot
Available here are dormant scionwood twigs for grafting, selections from the Gnarly Pippins catalog. Choose from 16 selected seedling varieties of high quality apple & pear found throughout New England. Scionwood is sold by the linear foot. Quantity “1” will be entered as one linear foot of scionwood from the selected variety, whereas selecting quantity “2” will be …
Scion Wood
Gnarly Pippins Scion Wood – Bundle
Available here are 6-FOOT BUNDLES of dormant scionwood twigs for grafting, selections from the Gnarly Pippins catalog. Choose from select seedling varieties of high quality wild seedling apple and pear found throughout New England. Quantity “1” will be entered as six linear feet of scionwood from the selected variety, quantity “2” will be entered as twelve linear feet, so on …
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Gnarly Pippins The Motto Hoodie
Show your devotion to the goddess of the orchard with this new limited edition hoodie. Pomona manifests herself in the physical world through the abundance of fruit. All fruit growers and foragers whose labor brings more fruit into the world are working to invoke Pomona and manifest her presence in the world. They are the Knights of Pomona, armed with …
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Pomological Series: Wild Apple Exhibition Vol. 3
The print publication documenting the 3rd Annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition.
Beautiful apple portraiture photographed by William Mullan accompanied by full, formal pomological descriptions written by Matt Kaminsky draw focus on the highlighted specimens submitted to the 2022 Exhibition.
Dripping with color and detail, this book is printed on high quality photo stock, OTA bound in 9″x 6″ format.
Written and edited …
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Pomological Series: Wild Apple Exhibition Vol. 2
The print publication documenting the 2nd Annual Wild and Seedling Pomological Exhibition.
Beautiful apple portraiture photographed by William Mullan accompanied by full, formal pomological descriptions written by Matt Kaminsky draw focus on the highlighted specimens submitted to the 2021 Exhibition.
Dripping with color and detail, this book is printed on high quality photo stock, OTA bound in 9″x 6″ format.
Written and edited …
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The Wild Apple Forager’s Guide
The Wild Apple Forager’s Guide by Matt Kaminsky, second edition (2017), paperback. This book is a guide for the enthusiastic apple forager for identifying, scouting, harvesting, and processing wild apples found throughout the temperate world. At 75 pages, it includes full color plates, a wild apple scouting log, and thorough background to the indigenous and naturalized apples found wild in …
Merch
Gnarly Pippins T-shirt and Forager’s Guide Bundle
The Wild Apple Forager’s Guide and the original Gnarly Pippins insignia bundle deal.
The T-shirts are 100% cotton American Apparel, screen printed on black, off-white “natural”, sage, and safety orange. S-M-L-XL-XXL
To order, please note your T shirt COLOR and SIZE in the order notes at checkout!
Original artwork by Matt Kaminsky
Tree tools
Grafting Compound
Grafting compound is an essential part of setting successful grafts on any type of fruit or nut tree. The loss of moisture is the #1 reason why even properly executed grafts do not succeed. Seal up your bench grafts and topworked trees with this magic blue goo.
This carefully formulated compound is easy to apply with a flat applicator like a …
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