tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post4525542317317536369..comments2024-03-29T01:12:51.925+00:00Comments on My Quiet Life in Suffolk: Apples Sue in Suffolkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-30737728086933810462018-09-07T13:19:34.690+01:002018-09-07T13:19:34.690+01:00What a good idea, like you we have always had the ...What a good idea, like you we have always had the space for individual trees but for a small garden this is perfect. <br /><br />I second the idea of cooking and freezing the apples from the 'Bramley' type part of the tree, or this year I've just been freezing sliced apples as there has been so many of them to process.Sue https://www.blogger.com/profile/04947919568474743963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-67165631462647661702018-09-07T04:27:10.129+01:002018-09-07T04:27:10.129+01:00I think the red apples could be ‘Discovery ‘. I think the red apples could be ‘Discovery ‘. Shelly Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17849461150570092349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-19235168196837434922018-09-06T22:02:58.163+01:002018-09-06T22:02:58.163+01:00What an ingenious tree, perfect for one's home...What an ingenious tree, perfect for one's home. Maybe the not-Bramly could be made into applesauce? I believe you can freeze it if you do not care to preserve. You could also then use it in cakes over the winter?<br /><br />lizzy at gone to the beach...<br /><br />lizzzz.d@gmail.comLizzy Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13925662100321427762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-72491499479415845582018-09-06T19:27:46.783+01:002018-09-06T19:27:46.783+01:00If you search around on the internet you may well ...If you search around on the internet you may well find there is somebody who will identify it for you if you send them a sample.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-91084260387093387602018-09-06T19:18:21.573+01:002018-09-06T19:18:21.573+01:00That is one impressive tree, I must admit to missi...That is one impressive tree, I must admit to missing the presence of trees on this Island. They don't do well in the strong winds here. Thank you for your well wishes for Gerard, he is doing much better now thankfully.mamasmercantilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14011278973985658118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-53280044557165460142018-09-06T19:08:05.163+01:002018-09-06T19:08:05.163+01:00I have never seen a tree like that! Brilliant!I have never seen a tree like that! Brilliant!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17738727252267659979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-69571427097258906222018-09-06T16:49:30.500+01:002018-09-06T16:49:30.500+01:00Oh dear, I doubt this has ever been pruned in any ...Oh dear, I doubt this has ever been pruned in any way, The cooking apple bit is much much bigger than the rest.Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-22644284269293637702018-09-06T16:48:04.767+01:002018-09-06T16:48:04.767+01:00The red apples I'm eating have a pink tinge to...The red apples I'm eating have a pink tinge to the flesh under the red bits of skin - they are very tastySue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-12556298923076974562018-09-06T16:47:09.992+01:002018-09-06T16:47:09.992+01:00I guess they are grafted on at an early stage,I guess they are grafted on at an early stage,Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-60449212120052296292018-09-06T16:46:00.900+01:002018-09-06T16:46:00.900+01:00Family trees have been around a long time and stil...Family trees have been around a long time and still in seed merchants cataloguesSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-62909785072677964562018-09-06T16:45:19.917+01:002018-09-06T16:45:19.917+01:00I expect lots of people will be glad of some apple...I expect lots of people will be glad of some applesSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-16366070821884246702018-09-06T16:44:52.970+01:002018-09-06T16:44:52.970+01:00They have a lovely tangy flavourThey have a lovely tangy flavourSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-75440457607963527912018-09-06T16:44:22.133+01:002018-09-06T16:44:22.133+01:00Yes I'll be out there in the cold - pouring ci...Yes I'll be out there in the cold - pouring cider on the roots (or more likely apple juice)Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-32968924732042634602018-09-06T16:43:17.257+01:002018-09-06T16:43:17.257+01:00They are still available - seen them in recent gar...They are still available - seen them in recent garden cataloguesSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-33102916356746240592018-09-06T16:42:36.015+01:002018-09-06T16:42:36.015+01:00My patio pear had two pears that fell off!My patio pear had two pears that fell off!Sue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-44986126700392481142018-09-06T16:41:59.587+01:002018-09-06T16:41:59.587+01:00The red ones I'm eating are so different to an...The red ones I'm eating are so different to anything available in the shopsSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-85818089764249519502018-09-06T16:41:21.499+01:002018-09-06T16:41:21.499+01:00The wasps seem to have disappeared - I'm pleas...The wasps seem to have disappeared - I'm pleased to say. They just ruined the plums firstSue in Suffolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166036914348424622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-21019186469722312502018-09-06T13:20:32.831+01:002018-09-06T13:20:32.831+01:00I went on a pruning course many years ago and they...I went on a pruning course many years ago and they told us that family apple trees have to pruned according to each variety. The strongest growing variety will overtake the others unless controlled. They had a "miracle tree" that had 2 apples and a pear grafted that had all taken and grown well. It was an experiment that worked but they had never managed to repeat it.Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406981075860636289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-65270452794684310672018-09-06T10:15:05.145+01:002018-09-06T10:15:05.145+01:00i have a family apple , its a bit temperamental, s...i have a family apple , its a bit temperamental, some years its laden ,this year its tons of apples but all to little to be a lot of use , i also have a family pear that is laden every year it has cookers and eaters. I have a semi Dwarf Tydemans Early Worcester eating apple , ive planted one at every house ive lived in , pink inside gorgeous eater . kate steeperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772776996207438308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-66423141833142963292018-09-06T09:07:09.164+01:002018-09-06T09:07:09.164+01:00I remember 'family' trees being advertised...I remember 'family' trees being advertised years ago, and not believing that they would work, but obviously they do. Apples have been prolific this year, though the original Bramley tree has almost died now.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-73139373864016101672018-09-06T08:57:30.909+01:002018-09-06T08:57:30.909+01:00Never heard of the family apple tree. Clearly a ba...Never heard of the family apple tree. Clearly a banner year for apples in some parts of the UK.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587652444835060129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-57915666253532676062018-09-06T08:36:34.330+01:002018-09-06T08:36:34.330+01:00You have amounts that you can cope with. I have 5...You have amounts that you can cope with. I have 5 apple trees absolutely groaning with fruit, and a baby one (a pippin) who broke a branch with the weight of fruit on it (helped by a Jackdaw robber, I might add). I shall soon be looking for victims for boxes of apples!Bovey Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13117332471600275100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-25877338032515374322018-09-06T08:14:28.632+01:002018-09-06T08:14:28.632+01:00Look crunchy, juicy and delicious. Look crunchy, juicy and delicious. Catrionahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285645419229840373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-8753835273292105242018-09-06T08:06:13.449+01:002018-09-06T08:06:13.449+01:00What a mysterious beast! I hope you will be out wa...What a mysterious beast! I hope you will be out wassailing when the time cometh. xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4787951981229151015.post-72259690617761304652018-09-06T08:05:57.586+01:002018-09-06T08:05:57.586+01:00What a mysterious beast! I hope you will be out wa...What a mysterious beast! I hope you will be out wassailing when the time cometh. xWinters End Ramblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17924495691256051693noreply@blogger.com