Take home two of your own grafted bareroot trees! Date/time: Saturday 25th Feb, 10am - 2pm. Location: Purple Patch
Access information: please walk or cycle. If you have access needs get in touch to plan your arrival.
Cost: £40 per person
Please email Adam adamreid.green@gmail.com to confirm your space and choose which variety you would like.
Schedule: Please see below for the proposed schedule for the day, there may be some minor adjustments depending on how much grafting practice individuals need.
TIME ACTIVITY
10.00 Arrive at the Purple Patch, hot drink and welcome, housekeeping
10.00 - 10.30/45 Grafting theory
10.30/45 - 11.00 Practice grafting cuts and taping
11.00 - 11.20 Tea/coffee break and biscuits
11.20 - 12.30 Choosing varieties and grafting of trees to take home
12.30 - 1.30 Basics for follow on tree care explained: planting & pollination
We will be grafting our chosen varieties on to the most versatile semi-vigourous rootstock MM106
Scion-wood - Some varieties have limited availability so please book in advance 2 of the following varieties:
Adam's Pearmain - Late Dessert, Arthur Turner- Early Cooker, Ashmeads Kernel- Late Dessert, Bardsey Island- Early Desser, Beauty of Bath- Early Dessert, Black Dabinett- Late Cider (Bittersweet), Blenheim Orange- Mid Dessert, Bloody Ploughman- Early Dessert, Bramley- Late Cooker, Brownlees Russet- Late Dessert, Catshead- Late Cooker, Claygate Pearmain- Late Dessert, Discovery- Early Cooker, Egremont Russet -Mid Dessert, Fair Maid of Devon-Mid Cider (Sharp), Fiesta -Mid Dessert, George Cave -Early Dessert, Grenadier- Early Cooker, Herefordshire Redstreak- Early Cider (Bittersharp), Howgate Wonder -Late Cooker, Irish Peach- Early Dessert, James Grieve- Early Dual, Katy- Early Dessert, Keswick Codling- Mid Cooker, Kidd's Orange Red- late Dessert, King of the Pippins- Late Dessert, Laxton's Epicure -Early Dessert, Laxton's Superb -Late Dessert, Lord Derby -late Cooker, Lord Lambourne- Early Dessert, Morgan Sweet- Early Cider (Sweet), Newton Wonder-Late Cooker, Porter's Perfection-Late Cider (Bittersharp), Rajka-Mid Dessert, Ribston Pippin -Late Dessert, Sunset- Mid Dessert, Tom Putt- Mid Cider (Sharp), Tydeman's Early Worcester-Early Dessert, Worcester Pearmain -Early Dessert, Yarlington Mill- Mid Cider (Bittersweet)
Additional rootstocks can be bought at a cost of £4 each and scion wood for £2 per 20cm stick. Please arrange in advance.