| Tree Details | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | G5 |
| Tree Type | Apple |
| Variety | Adam's Pearmain |
| Rootstock | M25 |
| Date Planted | 23 January 2011 |
| Tree Description | A small conical gold and yellow apple, of good quality sharp but sweet, adaptable and hardy, prolific when established though sometimes biennial. Upright growth. A new year dessert apple. Ripening in December or early January, keeping till February or early March. |
| Comments | Suggested by RP. Popular in Victorian times. Probably from Norfolk or Herefordshire. Lawrence D. Hills' high Vitamin C group, 16.30Mg. Vitamin C per 100 grams. |
| Orchard Map | |
Every cottage garden has its own miniature orchard: a dozen trees set out in two rows with the lower trunks whitewashed like bobby-socks to keep the insects at bay. (Roger Deakin writing about Ukraine)