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Thinning Apple Fruitlets in our Air-Pot Mini-Orchard

Now is a the best time to hand-thin apple fruitlets, particularly on smaller trees and definitely on any that are growing in pots.

As leaves start to grow on your top-fruit trees it’s a good time to check your grafted plants for unwanted rootstock bud-break.

This fascinating book delves into the rich symbiotic relationship between trees and the fungal networks that sustain and nourish them.

Spring 2021 has brought blossom, but also pest and physiological problems in Ordsall Hall’s heritage pear trees

Feature image - dried norfolk biffins

In part one of this article I explore the detailed story of the dried, pressed apple dessert known as the ‘Norfolk Biffin’.

Sometimes a drastic tree health problem like apple canker requires a fairly drastic pruning remedy.

A follow-up to last year’s stepover winter pruning post, with details of re-growth and this year’s pruning.

Feature image: a grafted family tree

I’ve been meaning to graft up a multi-variety apple tree for a while; here’s my first attempt.

Feature image - Cordon Planting - trees planted

It’s always a good day when you get to plant new apple trees.

A chance glance at a Tweet sparks hours of enjoyable research into old apple varieties and this very long-read piece.