Other links

• Brogdale Farm – One of the best and most reliable ways to identify fruit varieties is to get help from Brogdale Farm, home of the British National Fruit Collection in Kent. Identification costs £20 per sample

• Pollination compatibility checker – A handy little tool created by Ashridge Trees nursery that you can use to find the best pollination partners

• Garden Apple ID – A website to help you identify tou apples maintained by Alison Harding

• Plant Heritage maintain large lists of fruit varieties and their locations

• Natural England – Delivers an agri-environment scheme which provides funding to farmers and other land managers in England. Hosts a full suit of habitat and land designation maps on MAGIC

• RHS – The Royal Horticultural Society have had strong links with orchards and fruit since its inception in 1804. They recognise plants and fruit varieties with Awards of Garden Merit.

• The National Trust, as the UK’s second largest landowner, has many orchards under its purview, many of which are associated with historic buildings and landscapes, and hold a huge selection of varieties.

• FruitID is the place to go to find information about varieties and try to identify an unknown fruit.

• Vigo presses – popular vendor of quality hobby equipment and consumables for juicing and cider making production as well as for preserving garden produce, and orchard management, including new Juice and Strain equipment