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Tag: pomology

Book Notes: Taming Fruit, by Bernd Brunner

This panoramic overview of humanity’s relationship with fruit is a must-have for any pomological collection.

Published October 30, 2021
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles, Orchard History Tagged Bernd Brunner, fruit history, Greystone Books, orchard history, pomology

Barry Masterson talks Perry, Pomonas and Pomology

My twitter-buddy Barry’s article on the history of Pomonas and their origins in cider and perry production is well worth a read.

Published June 20, 2021
Categorised as Linking Out Tagged Barry Masterson, cider, Kertelreiter, perry, pomology, pomona

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.

Published February 7, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard History Tagged beaufin, beefing, Herefordshire, herefordshire beefing, historical pomology, Norfolk, Norfolk Beefing, pomology, striped beefing

One to Follow: @Pomological on Twitter

Here’s a recommended Twitter account for anyone interested in pomological artwork.

Published January 14, 2021
Categorised as Linking Out Tagged @pomological, Amanda Almira Newton, Bertha Heiges, Deborah Griscom Passmore, Ellen Isham Schutt, Elsie E Lower, illustration, James Marion Shull, Mary Daisy Arnold, old fruit pictures, pomology, Royal Charles Steadman, Twitter

What Are ‘Chill Hours’ And Why Do They Matter?

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

Published January 10, 2021
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Science, Top Six Tagged chill accumulation, chill hours, chill requirement, chill units, pomology

R. Bradley, on Dealing With Unruly Espaliers

Are your pears unpleasing to Persons of Quality? Professor Bradley has the answer.

Published January 7, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C18th, espalier, pear, pomology, trained form

Heritage Apple Info from the RHS

The Lindley Library’s celebration of heritage apples is well worth a look.

Published September 11, 2020
Categorised as Linking Out Tagged apple, cultivar, heritage, history, Lindley Library, pomology, RHS, variety

Book Notes: Apple, by Marcia Reiss

A review of Marcia Reiss’ social history of the apple, as told from a US-based perspective.

Published November 17, 2019
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged apple, book review, cider, cultural history, Marcia Reiss, pomology, social history

Book Notes: The Apple Orchard, by Pete Brown

A review of Pete Brown’s new book on the social history and vital importance for the future of English orchards.

Published December 14, 2016
Categorised as Book Notes, Feature Articles Tagged apple, book review, cider, orchard culture, Pete Brown, pomology, social history
  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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