Local Orchards: Pevensey Road, Berrylands LNR, & Park Road Allotments Isleworth
Squirrels foil our best efforts to label trees - string, wire, cable ties - swopped in the blink of an eye. So it was with these 'heritage' apples that went to Pevensey Road orchard in the winter of 22, now challenging us to identify. The above displays none of the characteristics of the two apples I graft:- Kingston's own heritage variety Mitchelson's Seedling Kingston's apple story ; and the russety, Claygate Pearmain. The first port of call when attempting apple ID is the New Book of Apples by Morgan and Richards. The second is Fruit ID which contains a lot of not - in - books info, accounting for information obtained from DNA. This includes synonymous varieties (sharing the genetic make - up) such as Chelmsford Wonder. Makes you wonder how an apple thrown into a hedge - classified as a seedling - turned out to be the same as grafted stock. ...