Tree Details | |
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Grid Ref | R2 |
Tree Type | Apple |
Variety | Elstar |
Rootstock | MM106 |
Date Planted | 15 March 2010 |
Tree Description | Heavy crops, eats well at picking time. Stores well. Sweet crisp, juicy flesh with an intense honeyed flavour. Best picked in October. |
Comments | Suggested by EK. |
Orchard Map |
If you gather not by hand (which is Tedious) Lay a truss of straw beneath the Tree and over that a blanket, discretely shaking them down, not to many at a time (Cook, The Making of Cider 1678)