Brighton Permaculture Trust has released the second of its fruit tree advice series on YouTube: “How to graft an apple tree” (Greffer un pommier). In the video, you’ll see Peter May demonstrate the chip budding method. Peter is a horticulturalist who has propagated over a thousand Sussex apple trees. He is jointly responsible for the management of several community…
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Video: How to plant a tree
Brighton Permaculture Trust, with Brighton & Hove Food Partnership, has released a short video on YouTube: “How to plant a fruit tree really well.” We help schools and communities plant orchards, and over the past ten years we’ve evolved a method for planting trees that, although it may seem quite elaborate, means that the trees get the best…
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Brighton Permaculture Trust has released a film about our community orchards on YouTube: The value of community orchards. Get involved If you would like to help us plant orchards or help us look after community orchards come and volunteer with Brighton Permaculture Trust. To learn more about looking after fruit trees consider coming to one of…
More information ...Aldwick Beauty
History of the Aldwick Beauty The Aldwick Beauty was grown originally by Mrs DM Alford, Aldwick, Bognor Regis and assessed by the National Fruit Trials in 1969. It is currently cultivated as part of Brighton Permaculture Trust’s National Collection in Stanmer Park, Brighton. You can see an Aldwick Beauty apple tree (planted 2010) in Home Farm Orchard, Stanmer…
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History of the Alfriston apple Raised in the late 1700s by Mr Shepherd of Uckfield and originally named Shepherd’s Pippin. It was renamed Alfristonin 1819 by Mr Booker who lived in that village. It received an RHS Award of Merit in 1920. Currently cultivated as part of Brighton Permaculture Trust’s National Collection in Stanmer Park, Brighton. Description of fruit…
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