Meeting the Trees

We travelled to meet Andrew Lear the ‘Apple Tree Man’ at his tree nursery near Perth. Andrew had put aside more than 70 trees for The Far Orchard. It was great to see the trees, which are two years old and to hear from Andrew about growing fruit trees in Scotland.

Andrew is so knowledgeable and generous with his knowledge and we enjoyed picking his brains on the difference between the cultivar’s, how far bees will travel to pollinate apples trees (up to 5 miles!), how you get an apple to spread along a wall, and how far North apple trees will grow.

He has agreed to come up to our planting day on the 24th April – the day that The Far Orchard hosts come to the Barn to pick up their trees. He will hold court and answer any questions that people have about planting and care for their small trees. 

He has such an infectious enthusiasm for all things apple related that he will be great member of the team on the day.

Andrew’s website : https://plantsandapples.com/