This time of year the air becomes crisp and the colors vivid. We are surrounded by green gradually turning to splashes of autumn foliage before the trees shed their leaves. Armonk is a place of seasons and the fall season is when the trees are the most beautiful.
AllAboutArmonk.com is looking for photos of the most beautiful and most unique trees in North Castle. Send us a picture of your tree and we'll post it. Send photo to Michelle@allaboutarmonk.com.
We have partnered with SavATree, Captured Moments Photography, and Schweitzer Landscape Architecture to judge our local trees for both beauty and uniqueness.
The trees will be judged by their location: how it sits in the surrounding landscape and how it enhances the landscape. We will consider the overall silhouette and what the tree looks like. Our experts will identify the genius, species, and determine if it is native to the United Sates.
Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder. The beholding judges are arborist Tom Marino of SavATree.com, photographer Carmen Celentano of Capturedmoments.com and landscape architecture Robert Schweitzer of Robert Schweitzer Landscape Architecture. The most beautiful tree will be eligible to receive a fertilization treatment of Arbor Kelp, plus a free property consultation from SavATree (some restrictions may apply). The most unique tree will be eligible to receive an hour property consultation from Schweitzer Landscape Architecture.
All the photographed trees must be located in North Castle and we limit one photo per property. Please allow us to see the real image of the trees and do not alter the original photograph.
Apple Picking Call Ahead this Time of Year. Outhouse Orchards Hardscrabble Road, Croton Falls (914) 277-3188 Apple picking,fresh pies, donuts and produce. Hours: 10am-5pm daily.
Stuart's Farm 62 Granite Springs Road, Granite Springs (914) 245-2784; www.stuartsfarm.com Pick-your-own apples through October. Market with fruit, vegetables, local honey, preserves, flowers, pies and cookies. Open daily, 9am-6pm.
Wilkens Fruit & Fir Farm 1335 White Hill Road, Yorktown Heights (914) 245-5111; www.wilkensfarm.com Apple picking through October 31. Open 10am-4:30pm weekends and school holidays.
