Join The UK Cider Email Group
Subscribe to ukcider.co.uk Visit this group
Tag Archives: apple tree
Bramley Apples and Bramley Apple Tree Pruning
The subject of making cider from Bramley apples and how to set about pruning Bramley apple trees keeps coming up. Here’s a recent video from Hermitage Farm which bemoans the lack of current demand for Bramley apples. It’s perhaps surprising, … Continue reading
Posted in apple tree pruning, bramley
Tagged apple tree, apple tree pruning, apple trees, apples, Bramley, bramley apple tree, Bramleys, cooking apple, grafts, growth, hermitage farm, orchard, prune, pruning bramley apple trees, scion, scions, timing
Comments Off
Real cider and Industrial Cider contrasted
From the bucolic and sunkissed to the urban and gritty, ciders are an unusual family of drinks. Real cider and Industrial Cider are contrasted here by The Guardian word of mouth blog: This article titled “Consider cider” was written by Oliver … Continue reading
Posted in industrial cider, real cider
Tagged alcohol, apple tree, apple varieties, Article, Beer, Blogposts, Cider, cider apple, cider makers, ciders, favourable tax, Fiona Beckett, fizzy, Food, Food & drink, gaymers, hereford, Herefordshire, how to ferment, Industrial, Life and style, Magners, Normandy, Oliver Thring, Recipes, scrumpy, strongbow, Tax, wine, Word of Mouth blog
Comments Off
Pruning a neglected apple tree
Stephen Hayes of Fruitwise heritage Apples describes pruning a neglected apple tree in another tutorial video from the youTube series. What to do with a neglected old fruit tree? Do you want maximum fruit or a big tree to sit … Continue reading
Posted in apple tree pruning, video
Tagged apple tree, apples, branch, Fruitwise, heritage, saw, stephen hayes, trees, tutorial
Comments Off
Pruning the Bramley Apple Tree – part 2
Stephen Hayes of Fruitwise heritage apples presents part 2 of pruning the Bramley apple tree. Wear gloves when using the sharp saw. Upward facing branch. Up against the collar. be careful when working in the middle of a tree. Removing … Continue reading
Posted in apple tree pruning, bramley, video
Tagged apple tree, apples, Bramley, bramley apple tree, overcrowding, pruning, traditional approach
4 Comments
Pruning the Bramley apple tree
Pruning the bramley apple tree, the famous cooking apple. The Bramley apple has a red flush, and it’s a good quality cooking apple which ripens to a yellow sweetness if kept long enough. But the tree can be challenging. You … Continue reading
Posted in apple tree pruning, bramley, orchards, video
Tagged apple tree, apple tree pruning, bramley apple tree, cooking apple, pruning, pruning bramley apple trees, trees
1 Comment