Friday, 17 February 2017

Rare Devon apples established in 'mother orchard'

The apple is very much associated with Devon and the West Country:
Futures Forum: Apple pressing, apple fairs, apple celebrations in Devon ... @ Radio 4's Food Programme
Futures Forum: The Apple Orchard @ Radio 4

A new project has been put together by the RHS in the County:

 Rare apple varieties planted in orchard for safekeeping

9 Feb 2017
The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is planting 45 cultivars of rare Devon apples to establish a "mother orchard" at its Rosemoor garden in North Devon.

The rare varieties include pig's nose, sugar bush and grand sultan.

Jon Webster, curator of RHS Garden Rosemoor, said: "These apples were gathered from small collections, from local farms and even private gardens, which the local fruit group knew. The idea of planting them in one place is to safeguard them for the future - a mother orchard."
BBC

"Since the 1950s our collection has been at RHS Garden Wisley, which now has 700 apple cultivars, together with 120 pear cultivars, over 100 varieties of dessert plums and gages, plus quinces, medlars and nuts. It's exciting to have a new heritage orchard in the West Country, the spiritual home of British apple growing."
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