Lots of people ask about growing ‘own root’ trees or ‘pitchers’. These are fruit trees which can root readily in the ground from a branch cutting and is a practice which was well used by farmers in times past for increasing stock for free. They were especially used for planting around the edges of orchardsContinue reading “How to grow ‘own root’ or ‘pitcher’ apple trees”
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Wild apples Cornwall
Those of you who follow the online journal: Apples and People, may have read a recent article about the magnificent project ‘Some Interesting Apples’ that William Arnold and James Fergusson have been conducting the past few years. It’s fantastic to hear about them researching the wild apple trees that surround us, focusing mainly on theContinue reading “Wild apples Cornwall”