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23rd October 2023
Website https://www.dibbinsdale.co.uk/
These are the sources of of further information and also examples of inspiration.
If you are thinking of planting Apple Trees or other fruit trees, I would read this first https://www.theorchardproject.org.uk/guides_and_advice/choosing-apple-varieties-to-plant/
How many do you want, when do you want them, and what are you doing with them?
Also a really excellent website for an explanation why many heritage varieties are no longer grown.
https://www.waterfurlonggardens.com/stamfords-lost-apples
Fruit Trees & Orchards click on the logo's for more information
The National Fruit Collection is one of the largest fruit collections in the world and includes around 3,500 named Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Vine and Cob Nut cultivars. Located at Brogdale Farm, near Faversham (Kent), the collection is owned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and is part of an international programme to protect plant genetic resources for the future
If you are interested in apple varieties, pears, cherries or plums, or orchards where these fruits are grown, you have come to the right place.
Pomiferous is brought to you by two great friends each bringing their own unique skills, background, energy and imagination to a site that we hope will be of use to apple enthusiasts
Our aim is for everyone in cities across the UK to be within easy reach of a thriving community orchard
http://theenglishappleman.com/varieties.asp
A brief history of Clibran’s Nursery, Altrincham https://www.cheshire-gardens-trust.org.uk/pdf/Newsletter%20July%202016.pdf
Abersytwth University DNA profiling of Apple & Pear trees
Map of Traditional Orchards in Wales. Many are long abandoned.
https://datamap.gov.wales/maps/new?layer=inspire-nrw:TRADITIONAL_ORCHARDS#/
Loddington Farm - a long established commercial orchard, that has changed they way it grows Apples & other fruit
"Since World War II, conventional farming has often been a case of chemical warfare - a search and destroy method to eradicate pests and disease in a quest to produce cheaper food. Modern farming has taken place almost exclusively in the absence of nature, much to our, and the British countryside's, detriment." James Smith, Loddington Farm
Courses or Events
Norton Priory in Runcorn often runs Fruit Tree based events. As well as apples they hold the National Quince collection.
Fruit Tree Nurseries
March 2024 Sadly Morreys have closed.
Forest Nursery lies in an attractive rural setting on the edge of Delamere Forest. It was established by Frederick Morrey in 1910 and we have been growing ever since.
Ian Sturrock & Sons. Bangor, North Wales
Ian Sturrock & Sons. Bangor, North Wales
Welsh Fruit Trees
Welsh Fruit Trees
All our trees are rare heritage Welsh varieties from across the whole of Wales.
Equipment Suppliers
Apple presses, crushes & mills.
Based in the heart of cider making country in Devon we also produce our own range of drinks
We started our home brewing hobby back in 2016 . We are now a fully stocked home brew supplies website stocking high quality home brew equipment, home brew beer kits and ingredients. We still operate out of our unit based in Hooton on the Wirral.
The Friends of Willaston Meadow - Meadow Cider instructions willastoninwirralresidents.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Newsletter-21-Friends-of-Willaston-Meadow-final.pdf
The Friends of Willaston Meadow - Meadow Cider instructions willastoninwirralresidents.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Newsletter-21-Friends-of-Willaston-Meadow-final.pdf
All types of Trees
Trees and Shrubs Online is the International Dendrology Society’s ambitious project to create a modern, web-based encyclopaedia of woody plants hardy in the temperate parts of the world
WOODLAND Trust A to Z of British trees
The Non-native Species Secretariat Information Portal (NNSIP) provides access to distribution data for over 3000 non-native species in GB as well as additional information such as place or origin, date of introduction and methods of introduction. For 300 species much more detailed information is provided, including information on identification, impacts and control methods.
Inspiration
Rothbury Tree Wardens
Erddig Hall, Wrexham. National Trust. Has about 180 apple varieties. They hold Apple Days in October.
It is unfortunately really hard to find details about- The Dates - They are held on 2 weekends in October but they only seem to advertise it as though it is 1 day or at most 1 weekend. And there is even less information about the apples.
The Head Gardner was very knowledgeable and very generous with his time, as were the jam and chutney stall people.
Apple pressers had very impressive mills Speidel 2.2kW Fruit Mill (vigopresses.co.uk) & presses . Lucky I took a photo of the labels.
I learnt more after looking at the Vigo Presses website.
I would say its a display and not a learning experience.
A Wirral tree project in the development stage https://sites.google.com/view/colin-a-l/black-poplar
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