Reaseheath College is to stage its popular Apple Festival this weekend.
Hundreds of local families will get to the core of fruit growing at the Nantwich college’s annual event on October 22 and 23.
The fruity festival, being held for the 25th consecutive year, features many rare varieties of apples and pears, some dating back to Roman times and some of more recent origin.
Visitors can bring in their own apples for pressing, identify varieties they have in their gardens, and taste apples on show.
Horticultural experts Derek Jones and Harry Delaney will be on hand to identify apple varieties, answer queries on fruit growing and propagation and help in the selection of new trees.
There will also be tours of Reaseheath’s new cutting edge commercial glasshouses, part of the college’s National Centre for Horticulture, the Environment and Sustainable Technologies.
Entry and parking is free and refreshments will be available.
For further details visit www.reaseheath.ac.uk/apple-festival or phone 01270 613211.
(Pic: Harry Delaney with some of the many varieties of apples)
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