Community orchard planted in Earley
On a bright but blustery spring morning, a group of Earley Town Council park rangers, university students and local volunteers - not forgetting the Mayor - planted out a new community orchard in the town. The location is to the east of the BMX track in the Paddick Drive reserve. A total of 21 trees were planted, chosen for their association with Berkshire and historic importance. The trees planted were:
- Apple:
- John Standish (Berks)
- Charles Ross (Berks)
- Strawberry Pippin (Berks/Woodley)
- Winston (Berks)
- Pomona (Bucks)
- Blenheim Orange (Oxon)
- Arthur Turner (Bucks)
- Millers Seedling (Berks)
- Charles Eyre (Berks)
- Caudal Market (Oxon)
- Old Fred (Oxon)
- Cox's Orange Pippin (Berks)
- Grenadier (Bucks)
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- Pear:
- Williams Bon Chretien (Berks)
- Beurre Hardy
- Doyenne Du Comice
- Plum:
- Marjorie's Seedling (Berks)
- Damson:
- Aylesbury Prune
- Greengage:
- Old Green Gage
- Mulberry:
- Black Mulberry
- Cherry:
- Morello, donated by residents
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After all the hard work, the team enjoyed home-made cakes supplied by the Mayor and Jean!
Below are some pictures taken during the planting. Click here to see a sketch showing where the various trees were planted.
Click on a picture for a larger image
March 2015
Blossom pictures, April 2015
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