A cautonary tale for storing apples

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  1. Robert Bowen

    Robert Bowen Gardener

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    Hello @Sian in Belgium . Welcome
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    dont know if you are visiting/moving to Herefordshire but matthews’ are just outside Tenbury and supply many garden centres but you would be dealing with them direct. It may be worth contacting them first if you have something very specific in mind , its a pretty good time to contact / visit them especially if the much cheaper bare rooted fruit tree option is what you are after and i believe would only be available in the dormant season. Anyway the website is quite expansive so hopefully you will find the content of use but i found them very helpful over the phone and also when i visited in person . I hope that helps , good luck with your search.
    https://www.frankpmatthews.com/
     
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      @Robert Bowen just an idea of how they can look. These were taken one April. The area with the apple trees is approx. 90ft x 50ft so looks like a fairyland that time of year.

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      When we used to open our garden we needed to cut paths for people to walk on.

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    • On the Levels

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      We decided to plant fruit trees after nearby orchards were grubbed out many years ago. Our apples include...Katya, Spartan, Blenheim orange, Fiesta, Worcester permain, Lord Lambourne, Egremont Russet, Cox pippin, to name just a few. We have had a great harvest for many years and the store of the apples continues now into January .
       
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        Thanks Shiney , i like the look of that , for me on a smaller scale , and i will aim to do something along those lines.
         
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