The Bramley Apple Tree
An apple tree which was grown from a pip in about 1805, became famous as the Bramley apple tree. Fifty years later Mr Bramley, of Easthorpe, Southwell in Nottinghamshire, allowed grafts to be taken on the condition that they carried his name and so perpetuated the name Bramley. The original tree still grows in the garden behind Bramley Tree House at Easthorpe and gives its name to the local pub.
Apricot Trees
Apricot trees are an unusual feature in the pretty village of Ayno in Northamptonshire, and, although relatively rare in this country they apparently thrive in this limestone village. Fan trained apricot trees adorn the walls of most of the ancient cottages in this village where they flourish in the southerly aspect and the limestone soil. The trees are harvested in September and in former times, the lords of
Fig Trees
A fig tree grows out of the wall at the old church at Manaccan in
Another fig tree in the cemetery in the centre of
A yew hedge tunnel
A National Trust property is renowned for its unusual yew hedges. These hedges, at each side of the front entrance to Blickling Hall near Aylsham in
The tallest yew hedge
The tallest yew hedge can be seen at
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