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Tag: crab apple

Charlotte Mason, on Making ‘Verjuice’

Here’s a quick and easy-sounding C18th method for making a crab-apple version of the once-common condiment .

Published October 12, 2023
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged C18th, Charlotte Mason, crab apple, verjuice

Gallery: Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ in Winter

A few snowy and icy days provided an opportunity for some lovely, wintry photos of a rather superb crab apple.

Published December 23, 2022
Categorised as Feature Articles, Gallery Tagged crab apple, Malus, Red Sentinel, RHS Bridgewater, winter

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.

Published March 26, 2022
Categorised as Feature Articles, Top Fruit Pruning, Top Six Tagged crab apple, john downie, maintenance pruning, restoration pruning, winter pruning

Richard Bradley, on Making ‘Verjuice’

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

Published September 9, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged condiment, crab apple, grape, verjuice

‘John Downie’ is the Star of the Spring Show

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

Published May 17, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Work Tagged blossom, crab apple, John Downie, Malus, spring

Air-Pot Mini-Orchard Update: It’s Blossom Time

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

Published May 2, 2017
Categorised as Feature Articles Tagged air-pot, apple, Blenheim Orange, blossom, cherry, cornish aromatic, crab apple, herefordshire russet, john downie, mini-orchard, Morello

Establishing Our Air-Pot Mini Orchard

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

Published February 18, 2017
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Work Tagged air-pot, apple, Blenheim Orange, cherry, cornish aromatic, crab apple, formative pruning, herefordshire russet, john downie, mini-orchard, Morello, mycorrhizal fungi, tree planting

Our Fruit Trees are Here!

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

Published February 9, 2017
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Work Tagged apple, Blenheim Orange, cherry, cornish aromatic, crab apple, herefordshire russet, john downie, Morello, National Fruit Collection
  1. Darren T on Decision Time For My ‘Air-Pot Mini-Orchard’ Apple TreesNovember 26, 2023

    Nope, absolutely perfect timing :)

  2. Darren T on Decision Time For My ‘Air-Pot Mini-Orchard’ Apple TreesNovember 26, 2023

    Wow. Amanda, thank you so much, that is *amazing* advice. I was planning to spend hours and hours researching the…

  3. Amanda on Decision Time For My ‘Air-Pot Mini-Orchard’ Apple TreesNovember 26, 2023

    sorry- that was just a tad late

  4. Amanda on Decision Time For My ‘Air-Pot Mini-Orchard’ Apple TreesNovember 26, 2023

    Also, regarding planting in pots and exhaustion of nutrients and deterioration of soil structure, I'll share what I've done with…

  5. Darren T on My Fruit Harvest Highlights – 2023 EditionNovember 22, 2023

    You're welcome Russ! Best of luck with your grafting experiments, please do keep me posted.

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