East of England Apples & Orchards Project

A UK charity which works to safeguard the apple, pear, plum and cherry varieties and orchard habitat of Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Lincs, Norfolk and Suffolk.

[East of England Apples & Orchards Project @orchardsproject]

Season's Greetings to all our supporters, followers and friends.

[East of England Apples & Orchards Project @orchardsproject]

Thanks to players of the People's Postcode Lottery a grant from the Postcode Places Trust means we can now attend more events and deliver more local variety fruit trees across the region. @PostcodeLottery

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@britgardhistory @pongodhall @TheFruitGroup @NFC_Fruit @stamfordorchard @alison_fure @burghleyhouse Without wishing to engage in any sort of competition, I believe that Keepers Nursery actually win this accolade https://t.co/Qt92Iz1NOT

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@OrchardNotes Fantastic resource, thank you so much. How long did it take you?

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Would Bagpuss bring something like this to Stamford Apple Day at the Arts Centre on Saturday 1st October?

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June 6th - and having been stored in a cool shed since October 2020 our Norfolk Beefing cookers are still perfectly OK. What a remarkable old variety this is !

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Just lining out customer orders. Thanks for helping us preserve our heritage orchard varieties. More at https://t.co/4u8lNnoV1v

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Listen, learn, and be inspired.
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Not super-sized cherries but blood red 'Norfolk Beefing' apples ripening in the East of England Fruit Collection.

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Live in Beds, Cambs, Essex, Herts, Lincs, Norfolk or Suffolk and missing Apple Days? Don't worry, you can always post us your unidentifed fruits for naming. Contact us for more details.

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time for some overdue haircuts in our fruit collection

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

HS2 - AN IMPORTANT UPDATE . Following the High Courts decision to decline my application for a Judicial Review in April I’m pleased to say the Court of Appeal will hear my case on 8th July . The world has changed , justice for the climate and biodiversity must too #NHSnotHS2

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@hargzruth @Thunderfairy Looks like a Morel to me, but couldn't be sure which one - could be edible, but get an expert to check

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Hovering humming bird-like, a Dark Edged Bee-fly enjoys our Laxton's Supreme plum blossom. @orchardsproject

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A busy afternoon sorting new season stock destined for local schools and community groups. For latest availability: https://t.co/4u8lNnoV1v

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Trowbridge Apple Festival won't take place in historic orchard for first time https://t.co/R57lDhVElE

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One of our Laxton's Cropper plum trees.
It's all in the name!
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A class act as Astley School pupils finish their new orchard.
That's over 400 schools orchards now completed, and counting...

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Busy times in the packing shed - just dispatched 350 fruit trees to 61 customers, of which 46 were local schools.

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Don't worry it was a four year old Warner's King apple tree. The ten foot high shelter belt didn't seem to work that day! https://t.co/tR0eu8pDxQ

[Ann Sparrow @englishsparrow]

Please tell me that's not a Hambling Seedling :)) https://t.co/eaF5NuHvOB