Tag: crab apple | Orchard Notes

A Tale of Two Crab Apple Trees

I’ve pruned two very different crab apples this year – here’s how I approached each one, and the results of the work.

Here’s an eighteenth century method for making a condiment ingredient that would once have been a common element of many dishes.

We’ve had a really good year for blossom in the back garden, with crab apple ‘John Downie’ putting on a splendid display.

A healthy display of blossom should hopefully mean a few fruits to enjoy later in the year.

In which we plant out our new fruit trees into air-pot containers.

Taking delivery of our fruit trees from the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale.