Tag: malus

Omega grafting using a hand tool

I am a bit of a traditionalist when it comes to grafting, using a knife a secateurs. However I was

Creating a family tree is so very tempting, especially if you have limited space. I have been doing a batch

Its not very often I can get worked up about my ‘best’ apple varieties. Especially when there are so many

From a previous post https://www.gb-online.co.uk/gb-wordpress/?p=900 We were perplexed as to what variety we had actually got. It started off looking

A native of the town namesake, grown in the northeast of Cotes d’Armor and the surrounding communities of Ille-et-Vilaine The

Raised in about 1880 in Grevenbroich, Rheinland, Germany by Diedrich Uhlhorn junior. Fruits have crisp flesh with a subacid flavour.

This variety is being grown as a bit of a novelty. It is at present only part way through its

A Culinary apple that we are now growing – Coeur de Boeuf (Ox heart) because of its appearance. An apple