Fruit tree suppliers

Dolau-hirion Fruit Trees
http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/applewise/ Based in Carmarthenshire. Specialises in Welsh fruit varieties.

Ian Sturrock and Sons
Welsh Fruit Tree Specialists www.iansturrockandsons.co.uk/index.html Based in North Wales. Specialises in Welsh fruit varieties.

Carrob Growers
Robert Boyle, Carrob Growers, Llangunville, Llanrothal, Monmouth, NP25 5QL. 01600 712451 Sell varieties suitable for growing in western parts of the UK and have some Welsh varieties. Also offer additional range of services such as advisory visits, planting and pruning advice, grafting, and fruit identification. www.carrobgrowers.co.uk

Adam’s Apples
www.talatonplants.co.uk/default.asp Based in Devon.

Lodge Farm Trees
www.lodgefarmtrees.co.uk/ Based in Gloucestershire

Walcot Organic Nursery
www.walcotnursery.co.uk/ Based in Worcestershire.

Societies & Projects

Fruit Tree Society of Wales www.treefruitsocietyofwales.org.uk/

Marcher Apple Network www.marcherapple.net/

North East Wales Orchard Initiative www.welshorchardfruits.com/

Orchard Cardiff Initiative  Jenny Howell - Email: outreach@riversidemarket.org.uk

The Powys Orchards Project www.dyfivalleyseedsavers.org.uk/ This website has downloadable orchard advice sheets, in English and Welsh.

Welsh Perry and Cider Society www.welshcider.co.uk/ Societies & Projects (UK wide)

Common Ground – The Orchard Path www.england-in-particular.info/orchards/o-index.html

Gloucester Orchard Group www.gloucestershireorchardgroup.org.uk/

Herefordshire Orchard Initiative www.hertfordshireorchardinitiative.org.uk/

National Orchard Forum www.nat-orchard-forum.org.uk/

Orchard Network www.orchardnetwork.org.uk/

The Three Counties Perry & Cider Association www.thethreecountiesciderandperryassociation.co.uk/

Traditional Orchard Survey by People’s Trust for Endangered Species   www.ptes.org/index.php?cat=95 An orchard survey covering all of England led by People’s Trust for Endangered Species.

Sources of information

Growing Apple Trees in the Home Garden www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/hil/hil-8301.html Another general guide to growing and maintaining apple trees

Protecting our Orchard Heritage www.sustainweb.org/publications/?id=162 A general guide to orchards and their management, available to download from the sustainweb website.

Training and Pruning Apple trees (Ecological Agricultural Projects) http://eap.mcgill.ca/CPTFP_7.htm An extremely thorough guide to pruning apple trees.

Natural England Orchard Management sheets
Follow this link http://naturalengland.etraderstores.com/NaturalEnglandShop/Search.aspx and use the search facility to locate the following Natural England articles:

• TIN012 - Traditional orchards: a summary

• TIN013 - Traditional orchards: site and tree selection

• TIN014 - Traditional orchards: planting and establishing fruit trees

• TIN015 - Traditional orchards: an introduction to pruning

• TIN016 - Traditional orchards: formative pruning of young trees

• TIN017 - Traditional orchards: maintenance pruning

• TIN018 - Traditional orchards: restoration and management of mature and neglected orchards

• TIN019 - Traditional orchards: fruit tree health

• TIN020 - Traditional orchards: orchards and wildlife

• TIN021 - Traditional orchards: glossary

The Woodland Trust www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/en/plant-trees/more-reasons/Pages/fruits-foods.aspx

If you would like to be listed here or know a good supplier or society who should be, please let Gwent Wildlife Trust know. If any of these links appear to be broken, please let us know so we can update them.

If you would like to be involved in this project, or would like to request further information, please contact Alice Rees, the Perllannau Gwent / Gwent Orchard Project officer on arees@gwentwildlife.org or 01600 740600.