East Cumbria Countryside Project
This web site was written to enable global access to procedures and data relating to an environmental research project that was carried out in the U.K. in 1997.
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Summary
A survey of the current status and future economic potential of apple orchards in two Cumbrian parishes was carried out during the summer and autumn of 1997.
The survey showed significant orchard losses for both parishes, with only one quarter of those orchards present at the turn of the century remaining today. Of the orchards remaining most consisted of trees in excess of 80 years old although many were reasonably well kept and maintained. There were some examples of newly planted apple trees and orchards.
A total of 147 individual apple trees were surveyed in detail revealing a high degree of variety, from ancient Bramley standards to newly planted Golden Delicious. In all a total of 36 apple varieties were identified from the fruit including several unusual types such as Catshead, Rhode Island Greening, Ladies Finger Of Lancaster and a possible Lemon Square.
Although no active marketing of Cumbrian apples currently takes place, an annual demand for over five tonnes of produce was identified. There was considerable interest among orchard owners and retailers for the further development of a marketing initiative for locally grown apple varieties.
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