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Heritage Seed Makes Comeback

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March 9, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

An article in Horticulture Week points to changes that may lead to relaxation of the heritage seed rules. EU rules currently state that if a …
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Filed Under: Vegetables Tagged With: Amateur Gardener, Cabbages, Commercial Seed, Enthusiasts, Flavour, Grandparents, Guardians, Heritage Seed, Horticulture Week, Legislation, Lettuces, Parents, Register, Relaxation, Seed Plants, Seed Variety, Specialist Suppliers, Swapping, Varieties Of Tomatoes, Vegetable Varieties


Apple – Duke of Devonshire

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October 13, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment
Duke of Devonshire apple

The Duke of Devonshire apple was raised in 1835 by Wilson, gardener to the Duke of Devonshire at Holker Hall, Cumbria. Introduced around …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acorn, Apple, apples, Desert, Devon, Duke Of Devonshire, Flesh, Fruits, Gardener, Natural Storage, Nutty Flavour, Orchards, Parents, Temple Sowerby, Texture, Trees, Unknown Flowers


Apple – Cockpit

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Cockpit apple

Originating from Yorkshire, the Cockpit apple was first discovered in 1831. Fruits have coarse flesh with a slight acid and almost …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acorn, Apple, Caption, Cockpit, Flesh, Fruits, Natural Storage, Orchards, Parents, Temple Sowerby, Unknown Flowers, Yorkshire


Apple – Golden Spire

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Golden Spire apple

The Golden Spire apple was reported to have been discovered in 1850 by Richard Smith of Worcester. Fruits have a dense, crisp flesh with an …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acorn, Caption, Crisp Flesh, Cumbria, Early September, Flavour, Fruits, Golden Apple, Golden Spire, Natural Storage, Orchards, Parents, Richard Smith, Temple Sowerby, Unknown Flowers


Apple – Carlisle Codlin

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October 13, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment
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The Carlisle Codlin apple is thought to have originated in Carlisle in Cumbria and records show evidence of it's presence before 1830. Fruits …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acorn, Apple, Caption, Carlisle Cumbria, Desert, Flavour, Flesh, Fruits, Habit, heritage, Late September, Natural Storage, Orchards, Parents, Presence, Temple Sowerby, Unknown Flowers


Apple – Edward VII

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October 1, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment
Edward VII

The first record of the Edward VII apple was in 1902.  Introduced by Rowe of Worcester in 1908. The apple received the RHS Award of Merit …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acid Flavour, Acorn, April, Blenheim Orange, Caption, Coarse Texture, Cooking Apple, Culinary, Cumbria, Edward Vii, Flowers, Fruits, Natural Storage, Orchards, Parents, Temple Sowerby


Apple – Lancashire Pippin

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September 29, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment
Lancashire Pippin

The Lancashire Pippin was received by the national fruit trials in 1950, from Westmorland in Northern England. Fruits have soft, slightly …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acorn, Apple, Caption, Cumbria, Flesh, Fruits, Lancashire, National Fruit, Natural Storage, Northern England, Orchards, Parents, Pippin, Temple Sowerby, Unknown Flowers, Westmorland


Apple – Ribston Pippin

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Ribston Pippin

The Ribston Pippin was raised at Ribston Hall in Yorkshire, England, from seed brought from Rouen in France.  It is thought to have been planted …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acorn, Adams Apples, Apple, Aromatic Flavour, Bridget, Caption, Crisp Texture, Desert, Flesh, Fruits, Late September, Natural Storage, Orchards, Parents, Rouen, Scotch, Temple Sowerby, Trees, Unknown Flowers, Yorkshire, Yorkshire England


Apple – Scotch Bridget

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September 27, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment
Scotch Bridget

The Scotch Bridget Apple also known as White Calville, originated in Scotland in 1851. A culinary apple commonly found in Cumbrian farm …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acorn, Adams Apples, Apple, Bridget, Caption, Crops, Culinary, Desert, Fruits, Natural Storage, Orchards, Parents, Rich Flavour, Scotch, Scotland, Soft Flesh, Temple Sowerby, Trees, Unknown Flowers


Apple – Egremont Russet

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Egremont Russet

The Egremont Russet apple is a classic English Victorian variety, originating in England in 1872.  Believed to have been raised by the Earl of …
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Filed Under: Apples Tagged With: Acorn, Adams Apples, Caption, Desert, Egremont, England And Wales, Flesh, Golden Skin, Natural Storage, Orchards, Parents, Petworth, Russet Apple, Sussex, Sussex England, Temple Sowerby, Trees, Unknown Flowers


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