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Category: Orchard History
J. C. Loudon, on Persia’s Artistic Apples
Here’s a snippet from a 19th Century gardening magazine – sounds like it might be interesting to try.
Darlene Hayes is Speaking of Cider Apples
A rather interesting new series on cider apple varieties has just started on the ‘Turn Them All Into Cider’ blog.
On The Trail of the ‘Hereford Beefing’
A chance glance at a Tweet sparks hours of enjoyable research into old apple varieties and this very long-read piece.
John Taverner, on the Economic Benefit of Planting Orchards
It was a great idea in 1600 and it’s still a great idea in 2021: plant more orchards!
Waxing Pomological at the Hort. Soc. London
A record of a rather superb (and rather under-unappreciated) gift to the Horticultural Society of London.