Apples: British to the Core

[HeyWayne]

Anyone see it with Chris Beardshaw last night? I only stumbled upon it by accident.

BBC iPlayer - Apples: British to the Core

I didn't realise that an apple seed planted would not produce the exact same apple/tree as the one it came from...!

Also, seeing the Bramley Tree (Bramley Apple and the BRAILSFORD connection) was fascinating.

I then went on to watch the programme on pottery.

I heart BBC4 sometimes..

[alex-adam]

Although apples will not come true to seed, if you do manage to grow one which is flavoursome and worthwhile you, as the originator can name the variety -

So we all eagerly await "THE HEYWAYNE"

[chris]

I'll watch it tonight, sounds good. On Saturday, I saw a pear tree on the side of the M4.. never noticed it before - probably from someone lobbing a pear core out their car window.

It was laden with fruit. Shame it was so close to the m'way.

[VirginVegGrower]

No - HW you are a naughhty boy - why didn't you tweet that it was on. Were you otherwise occupied - snickers?

[perkin]

I saw that programme a month or so ago and really enjoyed it. Wherever I drive now I'm looking for apple trees along the roadside. There are loads on the M25 (Herts/Essex), and on the A14 (Cambridge/Newmarket) but I'm not sure it would be too safe to stop to get some!

[HeyWayne]

I'll watch it tonight, sounds good. On Saturday, I saw a pear tree on the side of the M4.. never noticed it before - probably from someone lobbing a pear core out their car window.

It was laden with fruit. Shame it was so close to the m'way.

Funny you should say that....

(see perkin's comment below)

[HeyWayne]

No - HW you are a naughhty boy - why didn't you tweet that it was on. Were you otherwise occupied - snickers?

Didn't do much tweeting at all last night. There's always th'iPlayer...

[taff]

I'll watch it tonight, sounds good. On Saturday, I saw a pear tree on the side of the M4.. never noticed it before - probably from someone lobbing a pear core out their car window.

It was laden with fruit. Shame it was so close to the m'way.

There loads and loads along the M4. Loads of apple trees, some pear trees and a plum tree, all on the my here to wales and back again, more on the going to london side of the motorway though...I gnash my teeth every time i drive past them.

[HeyWayne]

On another note - I think I'll make one of the pop bottle apple grabber thingies they used (about 12mins in). Fabluss.

[HeatherL]

There are a couple of apple trees on the westbound M3 J6 slip road. The road slopes down toward a set of traffic lights and there is quite a large verge. Yesterday as we were driving home, a White man van had pulled onto it and was helping himself

[chris]

Thanks for posting about this HW, just watched it and really enjoyed it.

Must agree, seeing the original bramley was cool, a very majestic tree.

[BroadRipple]

And I was on my way back from Zumerzet last weekend and you could hardly hear my shoddy gear-changing for the gnashing of my teeth...so beautiful...all wasted...curses. SERIOUSLY considered faking a blown tire just to get gathering, then saw sense, ish, but oh those lovely apples...taff, maybe we could think of a way to close down the M4 while you and I do a supermarket-style sweep...

[veggiechicken]

Didn't see the programme but down here in Carmarthenshire there are a number of stray apple trees on the banks of the tidal estuary and alongside the railway line, Very good apples too and small bushy trees which seem a perfect shape to me although they are never pruned unless its by an animal. I love foraging!!