Apples

East Malling Research Station and Long Ashlon Research Station have worked together to introduce selected clones which are true to name and free from all known virus disease and these are released under the prefix E.M.L.A. Most of the fruit trees listed by us have been propagated from specified E.M.L.A. virus tested mother trees, simply the finest strains available anywhere. All rootstocks have been inspected and certified by the Ministry of Agriculture as true to type and free from virus and disease.

IT HAS BEEN PROVED BEYOND DOUBT BY OUR MINISTRY RESEARCH STATIONS THAT ALL FRUITING TREES GIVE FAR SUPERIOR RESULTS WHEN FREE FROM ALL KNOWN VIRUS INFECTION.

Very new varieties introduced from abroad are propagated from virus tested stock of that country. Not all of the older or more obscure varieties are available as virus tested stock, but are propagated from the cleanest, healthiest stocks available and are subject to our own rigorous standards. Apples are the most widely grown of all garden tree fruits and are a very rewarding crop to grow in the small garden as well as the large. There are varieties to suit most weather and soil conditions, and a small number of trees provide all the delicious apples that a family will want. The trees do best on a sunny site, which is sheltered so that insects can pollinate. Cooking apples are more tolerant of indifferent soil conditions than dessert. The sweet, succulent flesh of the dessert types at harvest time is a gardener's just reward, unobtainable anywhere but from your own sun-kissed fruits.