In article ,
Dwayne wrote:

Thanks again, but as I stated in my first response to this post, contact a
university that specializes in pruning apple trees and get information from
them. Then I added information as to what I do with my trees and when.

That is scarcely necessary in the UK! I know that the USA isn't known
for its apples, but the UK is, and here you don't need university-level
knowledge, let alone a specialist university. Pruning apples is not an
unusual skill here.

I didn't say that I didn't want to tell everyone where I live, I said that
when I did regular posters here let me know that they didn't appreciate
Americans posting here.

Actually, we are very happy for you to do so, provided that you take
the effort to find out the differences. There is essentially ONE,
SMALL place in the USA that has a comparable climate to the extreme
south of the UK. Well, actually, there are places with comparable
climates to further north, but they are effectively uninhabited.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

"Dwayne" wrote in message
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snip
I didn't say that I didn't want to tell everyone where I live, I said that
when I did regular posters here let me know that they didn't appreciate
Americans posting here.


That's not true. I welcome your posts and those of other non UK residents.
I don't think anyone has said that "They do not appreciate Americans posting
". Anyone making such a comment would be wrong and ignorant.
It does help if folk give an idea of their location-but as Sacha knows that
is not an easy thing to organise.
Rupert ( West Yorkshire)(Your English cousin)

In article ,
Dwayne wrote:
That is scarcely necessary in the UK! I know that the USA isn't known
for its apples, but the UK is, and here you don't need university-level
knowledge, let alone a specialist university. Pruning apples is not an
unusual skill here.

I guess that is one of the major differences between us. We have many
colleges here that teach agriculture, part of which includes growing and
caring for fruit trees, grapes, etc. I guess that is why a lot of students
from England come over here to further their education in agriculture.

A friendly piece of advice: before you try that sort of put-down,
check up on your facts. You could start by a quick Web search on
Rothamsted, East Malling, Long Ashton and NIAB. But that isn't the
point. There could well be a million people in the UK who are fairly
competent at the pruning of apple trees, though it is probably only
a hundred thousand - and we have a quarter of your population.

If you will start at the first posting by Gerry, and read through all 18 of
them, you will find that only Clifford and myself have offered any
information on this subject. Clifford provided an excellent website for
Gerry to check out. Thank you for your assistance in helping Gerry receive
an answer to his questions.

It's better to know nothing than to know what ain't so - Josh Billings
(an American, in case you didn't know).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
Dwayne wrote:
That is scarcely necessary in the UK! I know that the USA isn't
known for its apples, but the UK is, and here you don't need
university-level knowledge, let alone a specialist university.
Pruning apples is not an unusual skill here.

I guess that is one of the major differences between us. We have
many colleges here that teach agriculture, part of which includes
growing and caring for fruit trees, grapes, etc. I guess that is
why a lot of students from England come over here to further their
education in agriculture.

A friendly piece of advice: before you try that sort of put-down,
check up on your facts. You could start by a quick Web search on
Rothamsted, East Malling, Long Ashton and NIAB. But that isn't the
point. There could well be a million people in the UK who are fairly
competent at the pruning of apple trees, though it is probably only
a hundred thousand - and we have a quarter of your population.
[...]

Interesting, though. I wonder what UK students can pick up in the States
that would be relevant to home conditions. I suppose post-grad work on
agri-botany, chemicals, arid lands studies, stuff like that. Certainly
not pruning! I believe Kew and RHS are the world-beaters for training on
that sort of thing.

--
Mike.

(Nick Maclaren) wrote in
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You could start by a quick Web search on
Rothamsted, East Malling, Long Ashton and NIAB.

Long Ashton Research Station is no more; it
is in the process of being buried under N factorial
"executive homes". That's a singularly nasty fate
since the primary characteristic of an "executive
home" is that the garden is about the size of
a large kitchen table.

Caused a big stink locally since the lang was a
gift to the University of Bristol provided that it
stayed in an agricultural use. Guess where the
money went

The local off-licence now only stocks
bog-standard cider

jane wrote in
:

On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:38:23 GMT, Tom Gardner
wrote:

(Nick Maclaren) wrote in
:
~ You could start by a quick Web search on
~ Rothamsted, East Malling, Long Ashton and NIAB.
~
~Long Ashton Research Station is no more; it
~is in the process of being buried under N factorial
~"executive homes". That's a singularly nasty fate
~since the primary characteristic of an "executive
~home" is that the garden is about the size of
~a large kitchen table.
~
~Caused a big stink locally since the lang was a
~gift to the University of Bristol provided that it
~stayed in an agricultural use. Guess where the
~money went
~
~The local off-licence now only stocks
~bog-standard cider

what?!!!!!

Where's the vet school gone?

No idea. Maybe Langford, but I thought it had been there for donkeys years.

More details please - just had the usual begging phonecall from the
UofB alumni association and they can go whistle if they're building on
gifted green land...

You just put your lips together, and blow.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content...g_ashton.shtml
http://www.wikimirror.com/Long_Ashton_Research_Station

"Mike Lyle" wrote in
:

Tom Gardner wrote:
(Nick Maclaren) wrote in
:
You could start by a quick Web search on
Rothamsted, East Malling, Long Ashton and NIAB.

Long Ashton Research Station is no more; it
is in the process of being buried under N factorial
"executive homes". That's a singularly nasty fate
since the primary characteristic of an "executive
home" is that the garden is about the size of
a large kitchen table.

Caused a big stink locally since the lang was a
gift to the University of Bristol provided that it
stayed in an agricultural use. Guess where the
money went

The local off-licence now only stocks
bog-standard cider

B hell! But you'll have to tell me where the money went.


Presumably (and IIRC) the University.

http://bristol.southspace.net/front....&group=webcast

jane wrote in
:
More details please - just had the usual begging phonecall from the
UofB alumni association and they can go whistle if they're building on
gifted green land...

Oh yes, I should have depressed you a second time...

"Bracken Hill House, the former site of the University of Bristol's Botanic
Gardens, is up for sale."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...et/3931085.stm

....but maybe there's cause for optimism...

"The University of Bristol's new botanic garden is to open to the public
for the first time on Sunday."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/4814554.stm