In March, the Poulsbo DNR Urban Foresty Crew put these lessons to use on a grafting project in Shelton. We gathered scions from pear trees planted in 1870-1890 by Mr. David Shelton, the founder of Shelton. It was a joint venture with the City of Shelton community development, the WSU Master Gardeners and the Mason County Historical Society. We grafted about 100 Dave Shelton pear trees to be planted in new Shelton City parks and sold to the public at Mason’s WSU extension plant sale in mid-May…
