The Orchard

The Orchard. Teaching Garden. , Like all backyards in Alta California, the rear of the Cooper family house was devoted to practicality. Penned animals, a vegetable garden and outbuildings were a likely sight. However, horticulture books on growing stone fruits can be found in the Cooper library. Family accounts record shipments of cherry trees as early as 1846. On-site archaeological investigations uncovered peach pits. All are indicators that the Coopers cultivated a small orchard in their walled compound., Como todos los patios de Alta California, el patio trasero de la familia Cooper se dedico a la practicidad. Los animales de corral, un jardin vegetal y los edificios anexos eran una vista probable. Sin embargo, se pueden encontrar libros de horticultura sobre el cultivo de frutas con hueso en la biblioteca Cooper. Los informes de la familia registran cargamentos de arboles de cerezo que se remontan a 1846. Las investigaciones arqueologicas del sitio descubrieron huesos de durazno. Todos son indicacadores de que los Cooper cultivaron un pequeno huerto en su complejo cercado.