Calke Abbey NT, Ticknall, Derby
Not too sure what to expect here. National Trust presented Calke Abbey as an illustration of the English country house
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Walnut tree shoot problems – addendum
With the help of www.internationalpheromone.co.uk and Sam Jones DPhil. MSc. BSc (Hons). BSc (Hons). Scientific Consultant for International Pheromone Systems
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Walnut tree shoot problems in May
Every year in May/June this happens. The photos are explanatory. The trees are about 20 years old and approx 40ft
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Countess . High, up to 6 m, very vigorous tree. The fruits are round or oval, weight 25-30 g Peel
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Ambrosia – sort southern European origin. The tree is vigorous. The fruit is large (50 g), oval wrong. Peel The
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Anzherskaya – a foreign brand (France). The fruits yablokovidnye, hilly, ripen in October, kept for 2 months. Average fruit weight
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A few apples, known as triploids, have sterile pollen. Although triploids cannot be used as pollen doners, they can be
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Hardy varaties Hardy down to 10 F: •Florea •Gino •English Brown Turkey (aka Eastern Brown Turkey) •Sweet Georg •Adriana •Tiny
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Alfred Apricot. Late blooming. Autumn Royal Apricot. Late blooming. Brookcot Apricot. Late blooming. Debbie’s Gold Apricot. Late blooming. Flavourcot Apricot.
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Blushingstar – (description taken from the Stellar peach website) Blushingstar is a high quality white fleshed peach that ships and
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