Gloucestershire Orchard Group

Conserves, promotes and celebrates traditional orchards in Gloucestershire

Publications

The following publications are useful references. Most are in the library of the Gloucestershire Orchard Group and are available to members.

Common Ground (2000) The Common Ground Book of Orchards
Price £18.95 in bookshops. ISBN 1 870364 21 X

Common Ground (1989), Orchards - a guide to local conservation

Common Ground, wide range of leaflets on subjects such as: Selecting and Planting Trees; Wassailing; Community Orchards as Nature Reserves; Fruit ID; Small Scale Apple Juice Pressing and Cider Making; Fruit Tree Care/Pruning; Orchard Moths and Butterflies; Deadwood Invertebrates; Arts and Crafts in Orchards; Apple Day Ideas; Nature Notes. Orchards and Wildlife - Conference Papers by Common Ground/English Nature (1999)

Martin Crawford, Directory of Apple Cultivars, from the Agroforestry Research Trust

Martin Crawford, Directory of Pear Cultivars, from the Agroforestry Research Trust

Devon County Council, Orchards. A Practical Guide For Management
This Informative pack can be purchased from Devon Books Tel 01884 243242 at the cost of £5.00.

Gartmore Primary School, Stirling, Scotland, National Apple Day Starter Pack
This is an excellent resource for schools.

Gloucestershire County Council (updated annually), Orchards handbook,
This website is broadly based on the handbook. Contact Alan Watson, Gloucestershire County Council arboriculturist for details. Phone 01453 794923, Email awatson@gloscc.gov.uk

HDRA (Henry Doubleday Research Association), Grow Your Own Organic Fruit - getting started

Robert Hogg (1884), The Fruit Manual. 5th edition

Marcher Apple Network (MAN) (2002), Apples of The Welsh Marches

Joan Morgan and Alison Richards (1993), Book of Apples

Joan Morgan and Alison Richards (2002),The NEW Book of Apples

MWG Smith (1971), The National Apple Register of The United Kingdom

Roger Umpelby and Liz Copas (2002), Growing Cider Apples - a guide to good orchard practice