| Tree Details | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | F5 |
| Tree Type | Apple |
| Variety | Blenheim Orange |
| Rootstock | M25 |
| Date Planted | 23 January 2011 |
| Tree Description | A large orange-yellow fruit, crisp, somewhat acid but distinctly flavoured. An old and much cultivated sort, rather long in cropping. A broad spreading tree. A midwinter dessert apple, ripening in November, keeping till January and February. Picked in October and stored until ripe. |
| Comments | Suggested by RP & CS. Fruiting well elsewhere in St. James (RP & CS). Traditionally an apple for Christmas. |
| Orchard Map | |
Gather William pears, or Williams's pears, to be didactic, as they are named after a Mr Williams who was the first person to distribute Bon Chretien pears in England. They are the palest gold with rough dark freckling, and delicious beyond words. (Ronald Blythe)