"Richard in Elephant" wrote in message
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Hi all, I'm new here! Operating from a very small patch just behind the
Elephant and Castle in London...

I’d like to get some feedback on the suitability of certain varieties for a
small ‘Belgian Fence’ (interwoven double cordon) of apples that I'm
planning. I want to create small single intersecting diamond forms as shown
in my diagram he

http://www.imagesup.net/?di=10141409911810

Here are the varieties I’m interested in, based on extensive tastings (with
pollination groups shown in brackets): Top 2 choices that score high for
both taste and productivity:
Red windsor (2)
Discovery (3)
Then I’m looking at 2 from this shortlist which I’ve selected purely on
taste:
Belnheim Orange (3)
Egremont Russet (2)
Ashmead’s Kernel (4)
Orleans Reinette (4)

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Richard,
Elephant and Castle, London.

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Wow, you have managed to fill that space brilliantly ☺

Love Egremont Russet, but have no experience with it other than buying it
from the local farm shop)
I grow Discovery*, it's a great tasting apple, the only downside is that it
isn't a keeper and will go soft fairly quickly.

In my case the tree isn't doing too well any more since the neighbours no
longer prune their trees (huge conifers, Ash and Laurel) and it gets very
little light nowadays.

I would think that most apple trees are sold on dwarfing rootstocks, but the
nursery will help there.
Here is a list, although I think you've already studied it :-)
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=359

Good luck :-)

Grenou

* Bought from Woollies in 1982 ☺