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| Many residents and visitors may be unaware of the fruit trees because they are almost hidden from sight |
DOES anyone know who planted what is believed to be the only surviving apple orchard on Cleethorpes seafront?
Since it consists of fewer than a dozen trees, it probably only counts as a mini-orchard.
The apples are thought to be Cox's orange pippin - a popular English variety with a crisp and juicy texture and a tangy taste.
The trees were grown by the espalier method up a wall behind the plot of land earmarked for a new amenity building.
However, it seems likely the trees could suffer the same fate as an adjacent row of nearby whitebeams which were felled earlier this summer.
Who will pluck the last apple? Or will the birds and wasps get there first?
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| Ripening up nicely - one of the last apples. Adam, of Book of Genesis fame, would surely have enjoyed giving it to Eve |
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