LeithLinksChildrensOrchardMap2013

TheLeithLinksChildrensOrchardcontainsaweirdandwonderfulmixtureofApples,Pears,Plums,CherriesandDamsons.Intotalthereare81fruit treesintheorchard.Somevarietiesyoumightfindintheshopsbuttherearemanyyouwont.Someareveryrare,historic,oldones.Sometreesare amysteryeventothepeoplewhohavebeentryingtokeeptrackthemall!Aroundthreesidesoftheorchardisanediblehedgethatcontainsredand blackcurrants,raspberriesandbrambles,gooseberries,elderberries,hawthorn,honeysuckleandrowan.

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Treetype,inorderfromsouthperimeterfence CrabApple PearInvincible Empty

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Treetype,inorderfromsouthperimeterfence PlumMarjoriesSeedling AppleWorcesterPearmain CrabAppleHarryBaker AppleJamesGrieve AppleRajka CherrySunburst PearInvincible DamsonMerryweather PlumCzar AppleRajka AppleDiamond AppleRedDevil Unknown PlumCzar PlumOulinsGage AppleAshmeadsKernel AppleWinston Unknown AppleDiamond PearSnowdenQueen +PearDoyenneduComiceoffsetatboundary AppleAdamsPearmain AppleWorcesterPearmain Unknown Unknown CherrySunburst PearInvincible AppleAdamsPearmain AppleAdamsPearmain AppleRajka Empty

AppleFiesta AppleRedDevil CherrySunburst AppleFiesta

AppleAshmeadsKernel AppleHerefordshireRusset AppleHerefordshireRusset AppleRedDevil CherrySunburst

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AppleAdamsPearmain CherrySunburst PearInvincible PearInvincible AppleWinston PlumMarjoriesSeedling AppleAdamsPearmain CherrySunburst PearInvincible PearInvincible AppleWinston UnknownPossiblyPlumMarjoriesSeedling +PearDoyenneduComiceoffsetatboundary

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Treetype,inorderfromsouthperimeterfence Unknown AppleGrenadier PlumOulinsGage Unknown AppleJamesGrieve +PearDoyenneduComicex2offsetatboundary AppleWinston PlumOulinsGage PearSnowdenQueen Unknown +PearDoyenneduComicex2offsetatboundary

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Treetype,inorderfromsouthperimeterfence

PearSnowdenQueen ApplePygAderyn AppleStCecilia AppleDiamond

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AppleCoxCymraeg PearSnowdenQueen

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CrabApple(Malussylvestris) AppleHerefordshireRusset Unknown Unknown AppleStCecilia CrabAppleHarryBaker CrabApple(Malussylvestris) AppleGrenadier

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CrabAppleHarryBaker

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Whocantakethefruit? TheOrchardisplantedonlandownedbytheCityofEdinburghCouncilandalthoughitisfencedoff,anyonecanvisittheorchardatanytime.Forthisreason anyoneiswelcometomakeuseofthefruitthatgrowsintheorchard.2013wasthefirstyearwhenGreenerLeithreceivedphotosfrompeopleshowingoff whattheyhadcookedusingfruitpickedfromtheorchard. Ifyoudopickfruitfromtheorchardpleasetrytoleavesomeforotherpeopleifpossible.Pleaserememberthattheorchardisconceivedasaneducational resourceforlocalchildrentolearnaboutfood,fruitandbiodiversity.

History TheorchardwasplantedinApril2010.Atleastoneclassfrommostlocalschoolshelpedtoplantthetrees,alongwithBTCVandGreenerLeithvolunteers. Thefirebrigadeevenhelpedtowaterthetrees.Thefundingwasprovidedbya10,000grantfromthePeoplesPostCodeLotteryTrust. Sincethen,theOrchardhasbeenlookedafterbylocalvolunteersandcouncilstaff.Weaimtomanageitforwildlife,sothegrassiscutfarlessfrequentlyinthe orchard.Atleastthreevolunteerworkdayshappeneachyeartotrytokeepitfreeoflitterandwellmaintained.Werealsoverygratefulfortheongoingsupportof theRoyalBotanicGardenEdibleGardeningproject,whosestaffandvolunteershaveusedthegrowingtreestoprovidefreefruitpruninglessons.BTCV volunteershavealsobeenbacktohelpmaintaintheorchard. In2012,thecouncilupgradedthecyclepathbetweenLeithandPortobellowhichmeantthattheorchardwascutintotwosections.Despite,thisdisruptionfew treesneededtobemoved.In2013,GreenerLeithworkedwithtwolocalartists,FraserGrayandRichieCumming,topaintamuralonthebackwallofthe

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Sincetheorchardwasfirstplantedin2010,11treeshavediedforonereasonoranother,andalthoughmostofthemhavebeenreplaced,thefactthata numberofthetreeshavebeenmovedorreplacedisthemainreasonwhythereissuchadiversityoftrees.Itisalsowhysomearelistedonthemapas unknown. Interestingtreesyoumightfind AppleJamesGrieve ThisisthemostlocalapplevarietyintheOrchard,anditissaidtohavebeenfirstbredinEdinburghsometimebefore1893. AppleGrenadier Thishistoricvarietyisanearlycookingapple..Beforethesupermarketerathechoiceofcookingappleswaswider,,withawholerangeofcookingapple varietiesgrown,eachwiththeirowncharacteristicsandseason.ChiefamongsttheearlycookingapplesisGrenadier,whichripensbymidAugustintheUK. PearSnowdonQueen ArarevarietyfromWales.FouroldtreeswererediscoveredaroundtheVeynolEstateinSnowdoniainthe1980s.Theyhaveadistinctiverosewateraroma, andtheyalsoreportedlydobetterthanEnglishandFrenchpearsincolder,wetterclimates.PerfectforScotlandthen. AppleAshmeadsKernel Thisvarietyhasbeenaroundforatleasttwocenturies.Itisnotthemostattractiveappleasitfairlysmall,greenandoftenmisshapen.Butitslonglived popularityissaidtobelinkedtoitsdistinctiveflavourlikenedbysometopeardrops. PlumCzar Thisvarietywasnamedin1874byanEnglishfruitenthusiastRichardHogg,asitsfirstfruitingcoincidedwithavisitfromtheRussianCzar.Itsahardyplum, whichisgoodforus,andfruitsrelativelyearly. FormoreinformaitonortogetinvolvedintheChildrensOrchardseewww.greenerleith.org.ukoremailjustask@greenerlieth.org