History of the Ashdown Seedling apple Grown by John Clarke who founded the orchards of the Ashdown & General Land Company during the 1930s. His son Rory Clarke remembers how his father grew it from the pip of a bright red McIntosh apple that he had eaten. The original tree grew in the kitchen garden…
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Bossom
History of the Bossom apple The last known tree growing in the garden of Miss Scott of Graffham blew down in the gale of 1986. On hearing of the damage to the tree, the Rev. Donald Johnson and Lady Caroline Egremont took graft material from the fallen tree and distributed it to the National Fruit…
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History of the Coronation apple The Coronation apple was raised by H C Princep at Buxted Park and introduced by nurseryman Pyne, Topsham, Devon. It was recorded in 1902 in the year of the coronation of Edward V11 and won an RHS Award of Merit in 1902. It is currently cultivated as part of Brighton…
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History of the Crawley Beauty apple The apple was discovered growing in a garden in Tilgate near Crawley and introduced into cultivation by local nurserymen J Cheal & Sons. It was awarded an RHS Award of Merit in 1912. There is some confusion about its origin, as it is identical to the French variety Nouvelle France (National…
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History of the Crawley Reinette apple Introduced by J Cheal & Sons, Crawley. It was recorded as a variety by the RHS in 1902. It is currently cultivated as part of Brighton Permaculture Trust’s National Collection in Stanmer Park, Brighton. You can see a Crawley Reinette apple tree (planted 2010) in Home Farm Orchard, Stanmer Park ( map). Description…
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