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Apricot ‘Kioto’ partially harvested as massive crop 17th Aug

Posted on August 19, 2015September 19, 2022 by qwertyqweryt61

Apricot ‘Kioto’ partially harvested as massive crops, some are not as ripe as others. Which is ideal, as the dropping

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Apricot ‘Bergarouge’ harvested 17th Aug 2015

Posted on August 19, 2015September 19, 2022 by qwertyqweryt61

I do not think this apricot is very pretty to look at, but as soon as you bite into it

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Walnut ‘Coble Nos 2’ first time fruiting 2015

Posted on August 19, 2015September 19, 2022 by qwertyqweryt61

This is the first time walnut variety ‘Coble Nos 2’ has fruited. The tree has only one nut on it,

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Peach ‘Harnas’ dripping with sweet juice

Posted on August 9, 2015September 19, 2022 by qwertyqweryt61

As you can see from the photos we are now harvesting Peach ‘Harnas’ early August. Which is dripping with sweet

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Mirabelle Plum ‘Countess’ now being harvested 8th Aug 2015

Posted on August 8, 2015September 19, 2022 by qwertyqweryt61

Now here we have an early Mirabelle plum. It originated in the Ukraine and is dark red skinned with yellow

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Plum Japanese – Beauty – Now being harvested 6th Aug 2015

Posted on August 7, 2015September 19, 2022 by qwertyqweryt61

Pick – Early August, Store – August Plum Japanese – Beauty (prunus salicina) tends to be smaller than a later

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The first Outdoor Peach ‘Avalon Pride’ to be ripe 1st August 2015

Posted on August 3, 2015September 19, 2022 by qwertyqweryt61

The first Outdoor Peach ‘Avalon Pride’ (Prunus persica) to be ripe this year 1st August 2015 here in the UK.

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Seikō shita shokubutsu eisei kensa wa – Nihon e no puramu o shukka shimasu

Posted on July 29, 2015February 28, 2016 by qwertyqweryt61

Seiko shita shokubutsu eisei kensa wa – Nihon ni puramu daigi to ho o shukka shimasu. Tsugi no suteppu wa

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Successful Plant Health inspection – to ship Plums to Japan

Posted on July 29, 2015February 28, 2016 by qwertyqweryt61

Successful Plant Health inspection – to ship Plum rootstock and scions to Japan. Next step is the physical pre shipping

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Summer chip budding

Posted on July 26, 2015September 19, 2022 by qwertyqweryt61

Just what do you do with any winter grafted rootstocks that have failed. Well you can either do T budding

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