Growing exotic fruit trees in Maine is Hiram Historical May 11 topic

HIRAM — Figs, kiwis and honeyberries — you didn’t think it could be done in Maine but Jesse Stevens, owner of Sy’s Trees, will be the guest of the Hiram Historial Society Saturday, May 11, to talk about how to grow these fruits in Maine.

Sy’s Trees is a nursery and orchard in Sweden that grows exotic fruits, and Stevens will discuss how he does it and how others can grow them, too. He will bring a few plants for sale.
The talk is at 1:30 p.m. at the Hiram Historical Society at Great Ossipee Museum, 20 Historical Ridge, Hiram village, off Main Street.
t is free and open to the public. The historical society will hold a business meeting at 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be served, and donations are welcome.

PHOTO: Exotic fruit, like figs, shown here, can be grown in Maine and will be the topic of a May 11 Hiram Historical Society talk. (Submitted photo)