The orchard
THE ORCHARD
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Forty densely-written pages advised on a bewildering array of technicalities,
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from pollination compatibility to root stocks and grafting. Hoping a more practical approach might help, after that I’d ordered some nursery catalogues. They were like spreadsheets, with table after table of dates and codes and jargon. Was I seriously meant, from a standing start, to be able to pick the most suitable varieties for Tair-Ffynnon from the 3,500 extant alternatives? And that was just the apples … never mind pears or plums.
Faced with so many decisions, there seemed only one solution: cram in as many as possible.
Chapter 10, The orchard
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The orchard plan
UPHILL/NORTH
APPLES |
* Red Falstaff |
* Ellison's Orange |
* Court Pendu Plat |
* Bramley Original |
* Bardsey |
* Scotch Dumpling |
* Ashmead's Kernel |
APPLES |
* Red Falstaff |
* Crab-apple John Downie |
* Golden Noble |
* James Grieve |
* King of Pippins |
* Newton Wonder |
* Tom Putt |
PEARS |
* Conference |
* Quince Vranja half-standard |
* Conference |
* Jargonelle |
* Onward |
* Pitmaston Duchess |
* Williams |
PLUMS & GAGES |
* Gage: Jefferson |
* Crab-apple: Malus floribunda |
* Excalibur |
* Opal |
* Victoria |
* Damson: Shropshire Prune |
* Quince: meeches prolific |
DOWNHILL/SOUTH