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FRUITS
FOR ALL SEASONS
Brogdale
was home to the National Fruit Collections, the largest collection
of varieties of fruit trees in the world. Over 2,300 different varieties
of apple, 550 of pear, 350 of plum, 220 of cherry, 320 varieties
of bush fruits, as well as smaller collections of nuts & vines
are grown here in 150 acres of beautiful orchards. Spectacular in
blossom time, the orchards are also at their best in late summer
& autumn, when the ripe fruit is ready for picking.
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A
taste of history
From the quite amazingly ugly 'Knobby Russet' apple, to the
ancient 'Decio' variety which the Romans would have known,
the Collections at Brogdale incorporate both traditional and
new fruit varieties. We have apples that taste like pineapples,
bananas and melons, crab apples that can be pickled, and Beurre
pears, cultivated in Belgium to 'melt in the mouth'. Not forgetting
a host of less well known fruits, such as the fragrant medlars
& quinces, much beloved of the Victorians.
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Latest
News
Letter
from the Chairman of Brogdale - April 2008 click
here
The
Brogdale Apple Festival
Despite
some periods of wet weather the apple festival here at Brogdale
was a great success. The weekends attracted 4,326 visitors
and the week was busy. click
here for more
2006
winner of the Brogdale Horticultural Trust Trophy
was Louise Rountree.
The award is given to the RHS General Student at Hadlow College,
Canterbury, who achieves the highest marks.
"Voted
the Best ......
The
best fruit juice.
The Brogdale Horticultural Trust
These
150 acres of orchards beside the M2 in Kent are home to Britain's
National Fruit Collections, the world's most extensive set
of fruit tree varieties. Brogdale pomologists - that's people
specialising in the study of fruit - look after more than
2,300 kinds of apple, 550 pear, 350 plum, 220 cherry and 320
bush fruits. You can inspect these on tours of the site, and
afterwards have tea - or juice - in the tearoom. The shop
sells a range of juices made from specific varieties of apple
and bottled by the Brogdale Trust itself."
...from the BMW Good Food Ride published in the Observer
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Recent
Events
BBC2
7.30 pm Fri 13th Oct '06:
"The Trees that Made Britain"
Jon Hammerton and Tony Kirkham presented a programme in a
series about Britain's trees, in which Brogdale "starred".
On the apple trail, Tony is embroiled in an ancient fiery
custom and Jon runs the gauntlet with pigs.
19th
and 20th October 2005
A
'Pride and Prejudice' theme on the Brogdale Horticultural
Trust stand at the National Fruit Show at the Kent County
Showground, Detling, Kent.
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