This was the last tree - Al already having picked and stored the apples from the other trees. 2011 has been an incredibly good year for apples nationwide and this tree was no exception. It was laden with both Bramley's and also a variety called Falstaff which was grafted on by our local expert: Rob Holloway about 3 years ago. Very useful to have 2 apple varieties a desert and a cooker - both on one tree!
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| Yes, I did catch it! |
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| Chris climbing out of the tree! |
A little unorthodox practice as Chris picked the apples at the top of the tree and threw them down to us. We caught most of them and they were all duly taken off to Clive's Fruit Farm near Upton on Severn for juicing, pasteurising and bottling. How many bottles do you think we'll fill with this amount of apples? Any guesses anyone?
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| Laden containers including a former toy basket! |
I should mention that Rob was recently presented with a highly prestigious award - see link:
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