On Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:28:12 +0100, Dave wrote:

~Pam Moore writes
~On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 14:33:05 +0100, "anne"
~wrote:
~
~I wonder why people plant "non fruit trees" in
~allotments. They create shade, take up a lot of space and you can't plant
~anything near them because of the roots. All allotments around here seem to
~have one huge tree at least and always in the most inconvenient place it
~seems.
~
~Our allotments don't allow trees.
~
~Perhaps their trees have allowed allotments round them?
~
~If they are mature they probably predate the allotment scheme by some
~years. Maybe some council chap decided this was a good place to put the
~allotments as they could keep the trees and still meet their
~obligations.

Some lotties don't even allow fruit trees. Glad ours do. I inherited
five apples when I got my lottie of which one was useless and the
other four decrepit but wonderful, including my giant Bramley. This
time of year is fantastic as it's blackberry time and together with
windfalls make B&A crumbles... my favourite!

Biennial bearing though (boo) and this year's the off year. Just as
well, given the lack of water!

The only thing they shade is the access road and that's hardly a
problem.


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

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