A Fine Crop of Herring
Beverley Advertiser, May 2004
Hard graft will pay off when a rare apple planting scheme bears fruit.
The fruit – Hornsea Herring and the Fillingham Pippin apples – are being grown at the Millennium Orchard in Beverley Parks.
The new crop is part of a combined effort by the East Yorkshire Women’s Institute and East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s countryside access team.
Joan Helliwell, of the WI said: “This is a terrific scheme to grow rare local varieties of apple.
“These are wonderful English apples that have been selected specifically because they can be grown here in Yorkshire.
“There are 80 trees in the orchard”.
Six Fillingham Pippins were grafted by a small team of dedicated enthusiasts who braved the elements on a wet and wild Sunday afternoon.
Four Hornsea Herrings were also grafted onto rootstock that had been established for the previous three years.
East Riding countryside access officer Chris Toohie Said: “This is a very exciting project as it is believed to be the largest, newly planted orchard of northern varieties in the United Kingdom.”
He added: “The working partnership with the Women’s Institute has been excellent as they have provided funding for the apple trees and training and assisted with planting and pruning programmes on site.”
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