The Orchard screams gimmick to me. Might look nifty in a press release, but going forward it'll be a headache for the Board and spike insurance costs. I say the latter because as it's not fenced but open to the general public, the insurance costs will reflect the liability from that. Unless they figure out dwarf apple trees, people are going to have to climb trees when they get big...you figure where that goes....
Then add in the costs of replacing dead trees, evicting the homeless that will sleep under them, watering them, scooping up fallen fruit.... all for what, 2 units in the building that get "fresh" apples 1x a year?
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