History of the Mannington’s Pearmain apple The Mannington’s Pearmain apple was first grown about 1770 from cider pomace thrown under a hedge in the garden of Uckfield blacksmith, Mr Turley. His grandson, John Mannington, local butcher and keen fruitman, sent it to the London Horticultural Society in 1847. Hogg stated, “Mr Mannington was a man…
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Mareda apple
History of the Mareda apple The Mareda apple was first grown in 1926 by A.C. Nash of Scutes Farm near Hastings, from a pip of the American apple Winesap. It is currently cultivated as part of Brighton Permaculture Trust’s National Collection in Stanmer Park, Brighton. You can see a Mareda apple tree (planted 2010) in Home Farm Orchard,…
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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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