We are currently in the process of planting a variety of apple trees across a 3 acre plot on the farm. The end goal is to start making apple juice and sell some of the apples, also to pass the surplus apples on to Wasted Degree's Brewery so that they can make a cider from locally sourced fruits.
We have planted these old apple varieties so far, 2 tree's of each, unless stated otherwise;
Winter 2021 - 2022;
Bloody Ploughman / Stirling Castle / Lass O`Gowrie / Tower of
Glamis / Hood`s Supreme / Lord Roseberry / Cambusnethan Pippin / Ribston Pippin.
Winter 2022 - 2023;
Thorle Pippin / Midlothian Blush / Lady Sudeley / Stobo Castle /
Coul Blush / Sunset / Beauty of Moray / White Melrose / Cutler Grieve / Worcester Pearmain / Arbroath Oslin
/ Port Allen Russet / McIntosh Red (4) / Katy (4) / James Grieve (1) / Fiesta (1).
Plums; This year
we also planted x3 Early Rivers Plum trees, as a start to the plum collection.
Winter 2023 - 2024;
Galloway Pippin / Scots Bridget / Scots Dumpling / Red James
Grieve.
Plums; 3 more plum varieties planted; Damson Merry Weather and 2 others .
Filbert and Cob Nuts; I am also starting to develop a small copse of these nuts.
Last Heritage Apples on list to get:
Hawthornden / Lady of the Lake / Lady of Wemyss / Siddington Russet / Tam Montgomery
Nuts; Sweet Chestnuts and more Cobs and Filberts.