Apples: British to the core

[janey]

If you have a spare hour, indulge yourself with this very interesting and slightly quirky offering from Beeb 4.

 

Enjoy

 

BBC iPlayer - Apples: British to the Core

 

 

 

 

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Edited June 16, 2011 by Monkey-D

[Tony Croft aka hamadryad]

lol, I thought you was going to Barchams yesterday?

 

At the ATF meeting in Dartmoor last we they spoke of an apple tree grown by a family of eccentric fruit growers, it had 300 separate varieties grafted onto one root stock!

 

so many in fact they had run out of graft spots!

 

awesome, like you say, its a very British obsession!

[janey]

lol, I thought you was going to Barchams yesterday?

 

 

I was supposed to be at Barcham's for both the seminars this week, but I've suddenly found myself with three jobs taking priority over jollies and I was busy being empowered and getting my warrant card yesterday. Look out!!!

 

They showed the original Bramley and I did think of you . It's crazy to think that over two million trees owe their existance to material taken from this one tree.

 

 

 

I thought the bit on cizer might appeal to Mendiplogs

[redmoosefaction]

And a little bit more about it..

 

BBC News - British to the core

[alex_m]

i saw this on bbc hd last night. great show. it even had a bit about Wilkins cider farm! (best scrumpy in somerset/west country/england/the world)

[Gollum]

Thank you Janey.

I misssed the first half.

memories of working in the orchards and nursery. budding on M9, M26, M106,

and interstocks.

still keep my hand in on the budding. the old varieties Laxtons etc

[slack ma girdle]

Arr the delicate embrace of sweet lady cider, mmmmmmmmm

[John Barleycorn]

lol, I thought you was going to Barchams yesterday?

 

At the ATF meeting in Dartmoor last we they spoke of an apple tree grown by a family of eccentric fruit growers, it had 300 separate varieties grafted onto one root stock!

 

so many in fact they had run out of graft spots!

 

awesome, like you say, its a very British obsession!

 

This must be a nightmare to prune, or even keep track of each variety, because of the difference in vigor between them.