Image: Malus 'Golden Russet', Wharf District Parks, Rose Kennedy Greenway One of the things I like about Boston is the maturing Rose Kennedy Greenway that replaced the elevated "Central Artery" highway in Boston. Growing on the greenway is a pair of heirloom Malus 'Golden Russet' apples planted by the Boston Tree Party project. Each participating community in the project " has committed to planting and caring for a pair of heirloom apple trees. Together, these trees form a decentralized public urban orchard that symbolizes a commitment to the environmental health of our city, the vitality and interconnectedness of our communities, and the wellbeing of the next generation (emphasis in the original)." Boston neighborhoods like Dorchester, Roxbury, and even Beacon Hill historically supported orchards . However, I was struck by the choice of heirloom apple trees I am reading Ina Lipkowitz's Word to Eat By about the social history