One of the step-over varieties we have opted for is Pinova (M27). This dessert apple is a new mid season variety which seems to have a high resistance to both mildew and scab. We should also be able to pick the first crop late September next year.
The other two are Ambassy which appears to have large juicy fruits with a red flush and is a heavy cropper.
I have always wanted step-over Apples and they have always been part of the plan to provide the boundary between the fruit and the vegetable gardens.
Meanwhile, I have planted a dessert Cherry (Stella Giesla) in the fruit garden itself. This is a self fertile sweet Cherry with dark red or even black fruits and should be ready to pick in late July next year given luck.
We are going to the Apple Fair at West Dean (Sussex) in October (1st and 2nd) where hopefully we will choose the right variety of apple for our small patch. An ‘apple doctor’ will be there running a problem and identification clinic – can’t wait
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