MARCHER APPLE NETWORK
RHWYDWAITH AFALAU'R GORORAU

Publications

A particular concern of MAN is to find lost traditional varieties from the Welsh Marches. To help identify unusual varieties MAN has published (or republished) several books on apples and pears.

Apples of the Welsh Marches

This first publication of MAN lists the old varieties of apples cultivated in the traditional orchards of the West Midlands and the neighbouring parts of Wales. It includes dessert and culinary apples available for sale by nurseries, but excludes purely cider apples. There are alphabetical lists of 'local' apples, with a brief account of each variety, arranged by county or region where they are thought to have originated. Also listed are varieties extensively grown in our area in the past and still to be found in local farm orchards. Seventy nine are listed and described and are accompanied by twenty beautiful colour photographs. Priced at £4, or £5 with post and packing, this very attractive and informative booklet is on sale at all the events which MAN attends. Alternatively download an order form as a Word document or as a PDF.

The Herefordshire Pomona

MAN has republished the 77 colour plates and associated 432 variety descriptions from The Herefordshire Pomona as a “website on a CD”.

The Vintage Fruit CD

MAN has also published a CD containing descriptions of cider apples and perry pears, known in Hereforsdhire asVintage Fruit, taken from hard to obtain books.

Orcharding Leaflets

Leaflets are described separately.