Until now we knew of only one surviving old Wareham Russet tree, in a garden off Tower Lane. However as a result of the Trust giving us a page 1 spot in the Weaverham News, a lady has phoned to say that her garden used to be part of one of the original orchards, and she […]
The 1840 Tithe apportionments list many plots as being “Cajel Trees”. But what are Cajel Trees? Pat Daffern thinks she has found out: I think that the Cajel tree is the Blackthorn which bears Sloes as its fruit. The wood is very, very, very strong and has long thorns. The branches were used as CUDGELS and I […]
The Orchard Project has made the front page of September’s issue of the Weaverham news: WEAVERHAM COMMUNITY ORCHARD Yes, you can help to bring our own village tree back from near extiction in memory of the villagers (Russets) who were killed or injured in the two world wars and subsequent conflicts. Wareham is the old […]