The Cambrian Journal (Vol. 111, 1858) contains a list of names for about 200 Welsh apples,[1] the majority of which were from the Monmouth area.
In 1999 a single apple tree was identified by Ian Sturrock on Bardsey Island (located at the end of the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales). Its uniqueness and the rugged location was seized upon by the media and it was described as "The rarest tree in the world".[2] This media coverage seems to have sparked a resurgence in Welsh apple varieties. The gnarled and twisted tree, growing by the side of Plas Bach, is believed to be the only survivor of an orchard that was tended by the monks who lived there a thousand years ago.[3][4][5] In 1998, experts on the varieties of British apples at the National Fruit Collection in Brogdale stated that they believed this tree was the only example of a previously unrecorded cultivar, the Bardsey Apple (Welsh: Afal Enlli). The cultivar has since been propagated by grafting and is available commercially.[6]
The National Botanic Garden of Wales at Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire is planting a Welsh Apple variety collection and hopes to publish a Welsh Pomona in the coming years, with over 50 varieties with Welsh or possible Welsh connections,[7] but not including Foreman's Crew (1826 from Merthyr Tydfil)[8] which remains lost.
Several dozen cultivars are available commercially. There is a Welsh Perry and Cider Society[9] and several commercial orchards growing Welsh varieties, as well as school and community groups with small orchards.[citation needed]
^"Welsh Names of Apples", The Cambrian Journal, Volume 111, 1858, p.145
^The Guardian Weekend, 6 October 2007, p.88
^Smith, Malcolm (22 March 2003). "The Sainted Apple". The Times. p. 12. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^Tunstall, Jill (6 October 2007). "The man who rescues trees". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^"Afan Ynys Enlli - Bardsey Island Apple". Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^"Bardsey Island Apple". Ian Sturrock & Sons.
^"National Apple Register of the United Kingdom" Muriel Smith, Langford Press, Scotland 1971
^Hogg, Robert (1884). The Fruit Manual: a guide to the fruits and fruit trees of Great Britain. London: Journal of Horticulture Office.
^"Welsh Perry and Cider Society - Home". Welshcider.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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