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Book Notes: The Commonplace Book of John Gwin of Llangwm

This historical document provides a fascinating insight into orcharding practises, and apple and pear varieties, of the C17th.

Published January 8, 2023
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged apple, C17th, commonplace book, grafting, John Gwin, orcharding, pear

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26 Jan

Bit o Apple grafting, I’m a bit of a Ebernezer Scrooge when in comes to the apple collection growing my own rootstocks, I don’t use grafting tape or grafting wax anymore just cut up freezer bags , if I’m feeling rich lll get some scions from the NFC

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fruitdiseases KhanLab @fruitdiseases ·
26 Jan

Beautiful illustration showing impact of manure application on the roots & shoot development of Golden Winter Parmen #Apples tree (1957) in “The Root System of Fruit Plants” by Venedikt Kolesnikov!

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applesandpeople ApplesandPeople @applesandpeople ·
26 Jan

Windfall apples have been strung together in the autumn for bird food during the winter months.

Photo: © Christopher Preece 2023 for Apples & People @preecer

'In 1600, Herefordshire was one continuous orchard. Now, only precious remnants stand tall.

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