Comments:
We have had some bad luck at Castle Top Farm. The unexpected snow has brought down the largest apple tree in the kitchen garden that I think was described by Alison Uttley in her vivid description of this part of the farm. We are going to try to graft it but I think we have just missed the end of the season for buying rootstck. I think the tree was well over 100 years old so it is a real shame and we had tonnes of apples from it last year. Enough to even make a barrel of cider! We have replanted the original orchard beneath the house with traditional varieties of apple, plum and gage this winter and they have all started to bud! We will keep you posted.
We have had some bad luck at Castle Top Farm. The unexpected snow has brought down the largest apple tree in the kitchen garden that I think was described by Alison Uttley in her vivid description of this part of the farm. We are going to try to graft it but I think we have just missed the end of the season for buying rootstck. I think the tree was well over 100 years old so it is a real shame and we had tonnes of apples from it last year. Enough to even make a barrel of cider! We have replanted the original orchard beneath the house with traditional varieties of apple, plum and gage this winter and they have all started to bud! We will keep you posted.
Added: April 6, 2012
Name: Dorothy Prosser
From: United Kingdom
E-mail: apple-garth@supanet.com
How sad to have lost the old apple tree.
I enjoyed Holly's slide show, how nice that some of today's young people can still appreciate and enjoy this book. It's my favourite book by Alison Uttley though I didn't discover it until I was in my 30s with children of my own. Little Grey Rabbit was the companion of my childhood:)