I visited Brogdale, home to the British National Fruit Collection, ‘one of the largest fruit collections in the world’¹, on 3 and 4 July.

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On 3 July, I became a member of Brogdale Collections, the charity ‘working to provide access and education about the National Fruit Collection to the public’², and took a guided tour of the orchards.

On 4 July, I met with the Horticultural Curator of the National Fruit Collection and looked at the archives to find information about a heritage apple cultivar sent from the Auvergne region of France just after World War 2, the ‘Reinette de Maurs’³.

The Curator also took me through other parts of the Collection, including the cherry collection where I collected a few cherries of different cultivars to make a photo. I was also given a sample of sour cherries to make a jam test.

One of the welcome boards at the entrance. Photo 3 July, Brogdale, UK.

1. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/index.php
2. http://www.brogdalecollections.org/brogdale-collections-charity/
3. http://www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk/full2.php?id=5199&&fruit=apple