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'Worcester Pearmain' is an early season English cultivar of domesticated apple, that was developed in Worcester, England, by a Mr. Hale of Swanpool in 1874. [2] It was once the most popular cultivar in England for early autumn harvest [3] and is still popular to keep in the garden. [4] It has been extensively used in apple breeding. [1]
Yarlington Mill was said to have first been discovered as a 'wilding' in 1898 by a Mr. Bartlett, who found it growing out of a wall by the mill-race at Yarlington. [1] It was subsequently propagated and popularised by the grower Harry Masters, who also raised the cultivar known as 'Harry Masters' Jersey'.
The Bramley Apple was suggested and the first commercial orchard of Bramley was established in 1910 [9] at Maythorne Orchard, close to the Lower Kirklington Road on what is now a Golf course. [ 10 ] In 1900, the original tree was knocked over during violent storms; it survived, and is still bearing fruit two centuries after it was planted.
Cox's Orange Pippin, in Britain often referred to simply as Cox, is an apple cultivar first grown in 1825 [citation needed] or 1830 [1] at Colnbrook in Buckinghamshire, England, by the retired brewer and horticulturist Richard Cox. Though the parentage of the cultivar is unknown, Ribston Pippin seems a likely candidate.
The Herefordshire Pomona is a 19th-century catalogue of the apples and pears that were grown in the county of Herefordshire in England. It was one of the first attempts to fully catalogue the existing varieties of English fruit and has been called "a classic of late Victorian natural history". [1]
In 2014, the UK was the 39th largest producer of apples in the world. It produced 202,900 tonnes in 2012, down by half from 416,200 tonnes twenty five years before. Two-thirds of the nation's requirement for apples are imported; much of this is frozen for 12 months or more.
Apple orchards have been impacted by climate change, with warmer temperatures moving further north in growing areas within the U.S. Amid climate change, researchers develop new types of apples ...
The apple was a popular eating apple in Victorian times and spread through England and to America. The apple was found by John Braddick, growing in a hedge at Claygate. Braddick also discovered the 'Braddick Nonpareil' at around the same time and place. This medium-sized apple is brown-russeted with a crimson patch on the sun-facing side. There ...