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National Tree Week

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October 5, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

The Tree Council's National Tree Week, 27 November - 5 December 2010,  is the UK's largest annual tree celebration, launching the start of the winter …
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Filed Under: News Tagged With: Arboreta, Argyll, Bodnant Garden, Conwy, Genetic Material, Gloucestershire, Harold Hillier Gardens, Landscapes, National Collections, Newby, Newby Hall, North Yorkshire, Plant Heritage, Planting Season, Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Wakehurst Place, West Sussex, Westonbirt Arboretum, Winter Tree, Yorkshire


Apple – Cockpit

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October 13, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment
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 – Ribston Pippin

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September 29, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment
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


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