Fruitful days

The above sad looking specimen is a Medlar I planted along with Quince,Apple,Damson and other fruit trees earlier this week. Like many people nowadays I have tried to give room for some less common types of fruit trees in an attempt to do my humble bit in breaking the stranglehold that supermarkets have on Britain's taste in fruit....i.e. golden delicious and other bland tasteless fare. The Medlar is a fruit feted in literature throughout its long existence in England although nowadays it is somewhat of a rarity. So in a couple of years time I hope to enjoy the delights of bletted Medlar...I think.

Applelicious

I received an email from a nursery today informing me that my new Kingston black and Dabinett cider apple trees will arrive in early January. I am hoping that the new apples combined with the varieties already present will increase the already decent quality of my cider. The new trees along with the Quince and Medlar due to arrive on the same order means that I will probably spend more time digging holes whilst being blasted by winter wind and rain than is healthy but the resulting goodies will no doubt be worth it, so here's to harvests of the future...cheers!