What a wonderful selection. We’re fortunate to live in what was historically a huge apple growing area. In the 1970s most of the trees were destroyed when the export market fell away but that is turning around with the growth of the cider industry and a new appreciation of the many heritage varieties that used to grow here. We even have a local variety called the Geeveston Fanny which is popular in home gardens.
There's some treasures there. My own orchard is only just coming into its own (first apples last season) and in the subtropics, we're constrained to low chill varieties. But I do have a row of Grimes Golden, which is just amazing to eat (and it's supposed to be a cider apple). All the others are bland in comparison, including anything we can buy in the shops (and there's not much variety available here)
Stunning! In every sense. I can not believe all those varieties are present in one orchard! Most I have no knowledge of whatsoever. Can you maybe make another short, putting the apples on the board into rough categories for us? ie Eating, Baking/Cooking, Cider, etc.
What on earth are you going to do with all that apple crop? How do you even have time/energy to cook meals *and* put up all the goodies?
Mindfulness with natures bounty
What a wonderful selection. We’re fortunate to live in what was historically a huge apple growing area. In the 1970s most of the trees were destroyed when the export market fell away but that is turning around with the growth of the cider industry and a new appreciation of the many heritage varieties that used to grow here. We even have a local variety called the Geeveston Fanny which is popular in home gardens.
There's some treasures there. My own orchard is only just coming into its own (first apples last season) and in the subtropics, we're constrained to low chill varieties. But I do have a row of Grimes Golden, which is just amazing to eat (and it's supposed to be a cider apple). All the others are bland in comparison, including anything we can buy in the shops (and there's not much variety available here)
Stunning! In every sense. I can not believe all those varieties are present in one orchard! Most I have no knowledge of whatsoever. Can you maybe make another short, putting the apples on the board into rough categories for us? ie Eating, Baking/Cooking, Cider, etc.
What on earth are you going to do with all that apple crop? How do you even have time/energy to cook meals *and* put up all the goodies?