Orchard Fruit List
As mentioned elsewhere on the website, the Orchard reflects three distinct planting periods:
(I) The first planting was just after the high wall was built in the 1770s by George Ross, Laird of Cromarty Estate;
(II) the second was from 1896-1904 by Alexander More, Head Gardener for Cromarty Estate;
(III) and the third began in 1995, during the restoration of the garden.
We have no record of the fruit trees planted in the 18th century (I), but we have the metal wall tags which identify the varieties that were planted at the turn of the last century (II) and a few of these trees still remain and bear fruit. Finally, we have a full list of all the trees which we have planted since 1995 (III).
Free-standing apple trees
1995 Grenadier (2)
1995 Discovery
1995 Katy (2)
1995 Bramley Seedling (2)
1995 Red Devil (2)
1995 Charles Ross (2)
1995 Ribston Pippin* (2)
1995 Lane's Prince Albert*
2005 Api (2)
2006 Allington Pippin*
2007 American Mother*
2009 Coul Blush
2009 Api Noir (2)
Varieties along Causeway
c1900 lUnidentified (2)
2002 Gascoyne's Scarlet*
2002 Warner's King*
2002 Beauty of Kent*
2003 Early Alfred peach*
2000 New Hawthornden*
2000 Victoria plum*
2001 Gloria Mundi*
2000 Margil*
2000 Stirling Castle*
2000 Hawthornden*
2003 Adam's Pearmain*
2002 Striped Beefing*
2000 Lady Sudeley*
2002 King of Tomkins County*
Varieties along Miller Road
c1900 lUnidentified plum
1904 Lady Henniker
c1900 lKing of Pippins
2005 Early Alexander peach*
c1900 lRed Reinette Descardre
c1900 lMcIntosh Red
SUMMARY (March 2011)
42 trees in total with these different varieties:
Plums (2)
Peaches (2)
Apples (31)
*Replacements for varieties identified but lost from 1894-1904 planting II.
