Crab apple blossom
Out on the open 'Forest' near my New Forest home there is a hillside with many large mature apple trees. These trees weren't planted on purpose, they 'volunteered' having survived passage through the digestive tract of farm cattle that had been fed on Cider apple pulp. Being seed raised every tree is different - flower size, flower colour, time of flowering, fruit size and colour all vary making for a delightful semi-natural orchard.
The fruits are mostly tiny and sharply acid. The Cows and Ponies out on the forest relish the apples when they fall - take care where you tread though as apple fed stock have notoriously loose bowels!
The fruits are mostly tiny and sharply acid. The Cows and Ponies out on the forest relish the apples when they fall - take care where you tread though as apple fed stock have notoriously loose bowels!
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