| 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 | |
Who sets an apple tree may live to see it end,
Who sets a pear tree may set it for a friend. (Traditional)