Orchard Science – Orchard Notes

Au Revoir to Pear, Plum and Damson Blossom?

Two nights of bad weather after early blossom has bloomed is bad news, but hopefully not the end of this year’s crop.

It’s every orchardist’s worse-case scenario: a sharp frost forecast just as the blossom is starting to open…

The recent UK-wide cold-snap will have been really good for our fruit trees – here’s why.