History of Mike Rowney The Mike Rowney apple variety stems from a tree grown from a seedling in the garden of Mike and Anne Rowney, Litlington during the 1980s. It is currently cultivated as part of Brighton Permaculture Trust’s -:- National Collection in Stanmer Park, Brighton. Description of fruit The Mike Rowney apple is medium sized…
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History of Nanny The Nanny apple variety was first grown in either West Sussex or Surrey and recorded as a variety in 1842. Hogg (1851) declared it to be “a dessert apple of excellent quality and when in perfection a first rate fruit … This is met with about Havant and other districts of Sussex…
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History of Petworth Non Pareil According to Reverend Donald Johnson, the variety has not been seen in the past 20 years. It was probably bred by the third Lord Egremont and his head gardener Mr Slade at Petworth House early in the 19th century. It was first recorded as a variety in 1816. Description of…
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History of Rougemont The Rougemont apple variety was thought to have been raised by nurserymen J. Cheal of Crawley, Sussex. It was first recorded in 1888. Description of fruit The Rougemont is a dessert apple. The fruit is scarlet, flushed, tall and ribbed. The taste is rather sour, with soft, green-tinged cream flesh. Season of…
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History of Saltcote Pippin The Saltcote Pippin is a variety cultivated by James Hoad of Rye from either a Ribston Pippin or Radford Beauty seedling. First recorded as a variety in 1918, it was awarded an RHS Award of Merit 1928. Craig Sams, who grows the variety, writes: “The Rother at Rye is tidal and used…
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