Marion Plaskett Apple Tree Famous on Coast
One gnarled survivor of Marion Plaskett's orchard fed the whole coast apples of impossible size.
At the upper edge of Dempsey Flat stood a gnarled old apple tree, the last of an orchard planted by Marion Plaskett. This tree was famous for the size and excellence of its fruit - apples so large, sweet, juicy and unblemished they became famous throughout the Coast area. Other ranchers came for scions to graft on their trees. Shortly after Linwood Mitchell took his scions, the old tree blew down.