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St James Village Orchard

Details of the Tree at Grid Ref C1

Tree Details   
Grid Ref
C1
Tree Type Apple
Variety Orleans Reinette
Rootstock MM106
Date Planted 15 March 2010
Tree Description Golden-yellow with a brown-red cheek. Between Ribston and Blenheim in character. Sweet perfumed flavour with fine, crisp yellow flesh. One of the best new year apples.
Comments Suggested by RP. High Vitamin C with 22.40 Mg. per 100 grams. It was considered that there was no apple more worthy than the Orleans Reinette to close a good dinner, and well able to stand up fearlessly to a good port.
Orchard Map
All Plums are under Venus, and are like women, some better and some worse.   (Culpeper, Herbal 1653)