Varieties

With the help of local people and fruit experts such as Alec West, ODG has been able to identify the characteristics and/or names of many of the existing trees. Some provide abundant crops with delicious fruit and include:

• Plums (Prunus)
  - Myrobalan or Cherry Plum (Prunus cerasifera, originating in the Near East and cultivated in Britain for centuries)
  - Early Prolific (Rivers) (Prunus domestica, 1820)
  - Bullace or Green Damson (Prunus insititia)

• Apples (Malus domestica)
  - Worcester Pearmain (1873)
  - Lane's Prince Albert (1841)
  - Howgate Wonder (1915-1916)
  - Lord Derby (1862)
  - Laxton's Fortune (1904)

We have also been able to buy new trees for the orchard, including:

• Pears
  - Jargonelle (Pyrus communis, 1629)
  - Louise Bonne of Jersey (Pyrus communis, 1780)
  - Cadillac (1665)
  This tree was planted on 21 October 2006 by Pat Blair, Factor of Lothian Estates, to commemorate National Apple Day and the launch of Orchard Development Group!

• Apples
  - Sunset (1918)
  - Ard Cairn Russet (1890)
  - Ashmead's Kernel (1700)
  - Red Devil (1990)
  - White Melrose (introduced by the monks at Melrose Abbey before 1831)
  - Peasgood Nonsuch (1870)
  - Arthur Turner (1912)