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Beautiful days at Appletree Cottage

7/5/2020

 
With the beginning of May the apple trees around Appletree Cottage and Shandon Farm are coming into full bloom
Apple tree at Appletree Cottage Loch Lomond
The blossom just starting on the Oslin which is an old Scottish variety. An eating apple with a slightly aniseed taste - great with cheese!
The trees around Appletree Cottage are part of the more recent planting.
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Although the 46 apple varieties in our orchards are Scottish we have some popular types from elsewhere. Here a a Reverend Wilkes displays its blossom with Appletree Cottage in the background.
The glorious sunny weather we've been having provides great opportunity for the bees and other insects to do their bit.  The blossoms on the trees range from white to deep pink.
Apple trees at Appletree Luxury Holiday Cottage Loch Lomond
A bee collecting pollen on the amply flowered Beauty of Moray apple variety.
Apple trees at luxury holiday cottage Loch Lomond
The Gravenstein variety produces white blossom. Here another bee does its bit.
As well as around 350 Appletree's we have 2 pear trees - which this year are looking very promising.  We may get our first pears yet if this blossom is anything to go by.
Pear tree at Appletree Luxury Holiday Rental Loch Lomond
Conference pear tree in full blossom
The Beauty of Moray trees are a very similar shape to the pear trees and have a similar amount of blossom this year
Apple tree at Appletree Self Catering Cottage Loch Lomond
Beauty of Moray tree in full blossom. The apple although listed as a "cooker" produces a fine clear dry very tasty apple juice which we bottle and sell locally.
The first trees were planted in March 2014 and have now started producing apples in reasonable quantities.  After picking we press the apples - mixing varieties together - to produce juice which we bottle and sell locally.
View of Appletree Self Catering Cottage for 8 Loch Lomond
Appletree Cottage looking south on a beautiful sunny day in May
During the recent lockdown for Covid-19 it has been sad to see the cottage empty of visitors during such spectacularly beautiful weather.  Hoping that you'll all come and visit us when things get back to normal.  In the meantime stay well and stay safe.

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  • HOME
  • SEE INSIDE
    • Why Appletree is fantastic!
  • STEP OUTSIDE
    • Local shops, pubs & eateries
    • About Shandon Farm
  • THINGS TO DO
    • Highland games dates
  • BOOK HERE!
  • ACCESSIBILITY
  • CONTACT US
  • BLOG & INFO