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Very Old Apple Tree
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My son has just bought a house in silver end near Braintree . The house is circa 1912... Art Deco, the village had the crittall window co. There. And, tha built houses and parks and stuff in the same way as bournville. When they built the houses they also planted a tree in each garden. My son has an apple tree in his garden it is 25ft high with a spread of 20ft. Is it possible that this is the original tree? I was thinking it could be a very old species of apple that may be of interest and worth preserving
Who are people to get in touch with preserving the strain.
Unfortunately been neglected much ivy up to 15ft high tree has split into three and is quite beautiful ... green lichen and gnarled branches. White mould... but apparently fruit is healthy ..... can this be saved?
Who are people to get in touch with preserving the strain.
Unfortunately been neglected much ivy up to 15ft high tree has split into three and is quite beautiful ... green lichen and gnarled branches. White mould... but apparently fruit is healthy ..... can this be saved?
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As has been said, the tree could easily be as old as the house but I can't see how the house can be 'circa 1912' and 'Art Deco'. The term 'Art Deco' didn't exist before 1925 and building didn't commence in Silver End until 1926.
03:00 Wed 13th Jun 2018
It is possible it's the original tree, maybe these people can help more re the strain.
http:// www.bif ga.org. uk/
Tree preservation is via the Council I think.
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Tree preservation is via the Council I think.
you ask a pomologist apparently
My late father was always being invited in to taste various householders cider ( 1940s) and when the apple orchared were being massacred ( everyone had one) I wondered if rare varieties were dying a quiet death - and was told like Private Pike not to be a stupid boy
anyway like you to ask ?
Anyway about twenty years later - this happened . I was in Tomsy's son's class. Ho hum it was a good idea.
http:// www.dor setecho .co.uk/ news/11 55814.2 00-year -old_ap ple_may _be_a__ __new__ __find/
well not a new variety - and old lost one
it says there is a n apple fest every year in Symondsbury
My late father was always being invited in to taste various householders cider ( 1940s) and when the apple orchared were being massacred ( everyone had one) I wondered if rare varieties were dying a quiet death - and was told like Private Pike not to be a stupid boy
anyway like you to ask ?
Anyway about twenty years later - this happened . I was in Tomsy's son's class. Ho hum it was a good idea.
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well not a new variety - and old lost one
it says there is a n apple fest every year in Symondsbury
// Newton's apple tree is still there!//
um no it died 1777
however there is a print of it and it can be identified
http:// www.bot anic.ca m.ac.uk /Botani c/Plant .aspx?p =27& ;ix=40& amp;pid ..
Flower of Kent
I dont doubt that there is one in the garden at WOolsthorpe it was replanted and grew quite quickly
The idea of tourism developed quite early in this country and people used to queue up and sit under the tree
and think - now I will have the same thoughts as Newton!
um no it died 1777
however there is a print of it and it can be identified
http://
Flower of Kent
I dont doubt that there is one in the garden at WOolsthorpe it was replanted and grew quite quickly
The idea of tourism developed quite early in this country and people used to queue up and sit under the tree
and think - now I will have the same thoughts as Newton!
well this is the place to find out what kind of apple you have. http:// www.bro gdaleco llectio ns.org/ fruit-i dentifi cation/
I thought Isaac's tree was alive and well?
https:/ /www.al jazeera .com/ne ws/2018 /04/vis itors-g ravitat e-newto ns-appl e-tree- grantha m-18040 4142807 124.htm l
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