Cherry Orchards
Blenheim Park is home to Maine’s largest cherry orchard, growing 200 sour cherry trees and and 120 ornamental flowering trees.
~ We do not sell our fruit or blossoms, nor are we a ‘pick-your-own’ orchard ~
Our fruit is used to produce delicious cherry brandy preserve, sour cherry and spiced cherry bitters, a range of cherry inspired cocktail infusion kits, mignonettes and antioxidant rich cherry shrubs, while our ornamental cherry orchard produces an exciting range of products, from preserved cherry blossoms to teas, cocktail accroutement, bath and body products and more.
Both orchards provide a stunning location for events such as Hanami (blossom viewing), Orchard Suppers, Photographic Workshops, Wintertide - our holiday maker market, our beloved Dog Halloween Parade; all of which will bring a dash of our favorite vintage experience to Midcoast Maine.
The orchards are expected to reach full production of 1-2 tons of fruit and blossoms annually from 2026.
Surrounded by pristine lakes, our trees are grown using organic practices, without synthetic herbicides, pesticides and fertilizers.
While we are a working orchard, family run, and not open daily to the public, we offer online shopping for the delicious cherry and cherry blossom products we make, and we open our store periodically throughout the year.
The orchard is also available for hourly rental to photographers and filmmakers, and we run several special events throughout the year. We look forward to welcoming you to one of them!
Shop our online store, enquire about visiting the orchard or check our events schedule here.
Dwarf Sour Cherries
We grow three varieties of dwarf sour cherries. Carmine Jewel (Prunus fruticosa x Prunus cerasus ‘Carmine Jewel’), Romeo (Prunus fruticosa x Prunus cerasus ‘Romeo’) and Juliet (Prunus fruticosa x Prunus cerasus ‘Juliet’). This series, which originated in the prairies of Canada, produce large purple-red fruit with dark red flesh and scrumptious, rich flavor, packed with antioxidants.
Our 200 tree cherry orchard was established in 2018. When fully producing we expect to be harvesting 1 to 2 tons of fruit annually. Our fruit is grown with love using all organic practices and destined to become holistic shrubs and a cocktail cherry fit for a Queen.
Cherry Blossoms
Confirmed romantics, we’re in love with the spectacle of the cherry blossoms in Spring (think Sakura in Japan, think DC and Brooklyn Botanic Garden) and with 120 flowering cherries under crop as of 2022, we look forward to our own cherry blossom festivals right here on the midcoast of Maine.
We have a mix of flowering cherries to extend the blossom period, but primarily we grow Kwanzan (Prunus serrulata ‘Kanza), which produce an amazing show of deep pink double flowers from April to early May. In addition to their spectacular beauty, they produce a delicious by-product — the preserved cherry blossom —both savory and sweet, popular as tea, in baked goods, and in cocktails.
