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Margil
The (White) Margil is a very old and historically extremely influential cultivar of domestic apple. It ripens in the later half of the apple season and is suitable for fresh eating from November to February. It has a weak growth habit, making it unsuitable for dwarfing rootstocks. It is moderately resistant to diseases and preferably grown in richer soils and milder climates. It has been described as early as 1608. It probably originated in Normandy, France, where it was frequently used for juicing. It is known to have been cultivated in England since before 1750. It has a large number of known offspring varieties, including the particularly famous Cox's Orange Pippin. References {{reflist, refs= Olivier de Serres Olivier de Serres (; 1539–1619) was a French author and soil scientist whose '' Théâtre d'Agriculture'' (1600) was the accepted textbook of French agriculture in the 17th century. Biography Serres was born in 1539 at Villeneuve-de-Berg, A ...: Le théatre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cox's Orange Pippin
Cox's Orange Pippin, in Britain often referred to simply as Cox, is an apple cultivar first grown in 1825 or 1830 at Colnbrook in Buckinghamshire, England, by the retired brewer and horticulturist Richard Cox (horticulturist), Richard Cox. Though the parentage of the cultivar is unknown, Ribston Pippin seems a likely candidate. DNA analysis of major apple pedigrees has suggested Margil as the parent of Cox, with Ribston Pippin being another Margil seedling. The variety was introduced for sale by the 1850s by Charles Turner, and grown commercially from the 1860s, particularly in the Vale of Evesham in Worcestershire, and later in Kent. Description and uses 'Cox's Orange Pippin' is highly regarded for its excellent flavour and attractive appearance. The apples are of medium size, Orange (fruit), orange-red in colour, deepening to bright red and mottled with carmine over a deep yellow background. The flesh is very aromatic, yellow-white, fine-grained, crisp, and very juicy. Cox's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malus
''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 32–57 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples (sometimes known in North America as crabapples) and wild apples. The genus is native plant, native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Description Apple trees are typically tall at maturity, with a dense, twiggy crown. The Leaf , leaves are long, alternate, simple, with a serrated margin. The flowers are borne in corymbs, and have five petals, which may be white, pink, or red, and are Plant reproductive morphology, perfect, with usually red stamens that produce copious pollen, and a Ovary (botany)#Half-inferior_ovary, half-inferior ovary; flowering occurs in the spring after 50–80 growing degree-days, varying greatly according to subspecies and cultivar. Many apples require Pollination#Mechanism, cross-pollination between individuals by insects (typically bees, which freely visit the flowers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malus Domestica
An apple is a round, edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus'' spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (''Malus domestica''), the most widely grown in the genus, are agriculture, cultivated worldwide. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ''Malus sieversii'', is still found. Apples have been grown for thousands of years in Eurasia before they were introduced to North America by European colonization of the Americas, European colonists. Apples have cultural significance in many mythological, mythologies (including Norse mythology, Norse and Greek mythology, Greek) and religions (such as Christianity in Europe). Apples grown from seeds tend to be very different from those of their parents, and the resultant fruit frequently lacks desired characteristics. For commercial purposes, including botanical evaluation, apple cultivars are propagated by clonal grafting onto rootstocks. Apple trees grown without rootstocks tend to be larger and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Table Apple
Table apples (also known as dessert apples or eating apples) are a group of apple cultivars grown for eating raw as opposed to cooking or cidermaking. Table apples are usually sweet and the most prized exhibit particular aroma variations that differentiate them from other apples. D = Dual purpose (cooking + table) List Common table apple varieties include: * Adams Pearmain * Allington Pippin *Ambrosia * Anna * Baldwin * Belle de Boskoop D * Black Twig D * Blenheim Orange * Cameo * Clivia * Cortland D * Cosmic Crisp * Cox Orange Pippin * Delbarestivale * Delicious * Dorsett Golden * Elstar *Empire * Enterprise * Envy * Esopus Spitzenburg D * Fuji * Fiesta *Fresco (syn. Wellant) * Gala * Ginger Gold * Golden Delicious * Golden Reinette *Granny Smith D * Gravenstein D * Grimes Golden D *Holsteiner Cox * Honeycrisp * Idared D * Ingrid Marie * James Grieve * Jerseymac * Jonagold * Jonathan D * Kanzy (syn. Nicoter) * Katy * Kidd's Orange Red * King of the Pippins D * Landsberger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rootstock
A rootstock is part of a plant, often an underground part, from which new above-ground growth can be produced. It could also be described as a stem with a well developed root system, to which a bud from another plant is grafted. It can refer to a rhizome or underground stem. In grafting, it refers to a plant, sometimes just a stump, which already has an established, healthy root system, onto which a cutting or a bud from another plant is grafted. In some cases, such as vines of grapes and other berries, cuttings may be used for rootstocks, the roots being established in nursery conditions before planting them out. The plant part grafted onto the rootstock is usually called the scion. The scion is the plant that has the properties that propagator desires above ground, including the photosynthetic activity and the fruit or decorative properties. The rootstock is selected for its interaction with the soil, providing the roots and the stem to support the new plant, obtaining the nec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivier De Serres
Olivier de Serres (; 1539–1619) was a French author and soil scientist whose '' Théâtre d'Agriculture'' (1600) was the accepted textbook of French agriculture in the 17th century. Biography Serres was born in 1539 at Villeneuve-de-Berg, Ardèche. His brother, Jean de Serres, was a well-known French humanist and translated the complete works of Plato. His book was notable for recommending winegrowers to plant 5 to 6 varieties in their vineyards to balance the risk of a crop failing, an example of crop diversity. It also recommended ''métayage'' (sharecropping) so that cash tenants would take all the risks and thus demand lower rent, as hired labour is expensive to manage. Sharecroppers administer themselves and risks are divided with the landlord. According to him, only large landowners should take the risk of hiring labourers and running the estate themselves. Domaine Olivier de Serres The ''Domaine Olivier de Serres'' is Olivier de Serres' former estate, located in Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Leroy
André Leroy (born 30 August 1801 in Angers; died 23 July 1875) was a French botanist and nurseryman. Biography He was born into a large family of gardeners. He took over the management of the family farm, founded in 1780, in 1822.. When he died, his company employed 300 workers on 200 hectares of plantation. He made André Leroy established the most important nursery in Europe. The Leroy nursery was bought twice, (1910 and 1930) by the horticulturalist René Levavasseur. He became municipal councilor of the city of Angers from 1840 to 1845 and from 1848 to 1870. On 1 July 1851 André Leroy's daughter Marie Léonide Leroy married the Angevin painter Eugène Appert. He also became a politician. In 1859, André Leroy was in charge of developing a garden on the Angers mall. On 15 May 1859 the new garden opened to the public. The mall garden quickly became one of the busiest places in the Angevin city. André Leroy is buried in the cemetery of the East, in Angers. Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Hogg (biologist)
Robert Hogg (20 April 1818 – 14 March 1897) was a Scottish Plant nursery, nurseryman, pomology, pomologist and botanist. He published his book ''British Pomology'' in 1851, and co-edited ''The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits and General Horticulture''. Life and work Hogg was born in Duns, Scottish Borders, Duns, Berwickshire, the son of Grace née Wilson and a namesake father who ran a nursery business in Coldstream. He studied at a private school before taking up medicine at Edinburgh University. He did not follow a medical career and instead apprenticed with the nursery firm of Peter Lawson & Son. He also travelled through Europe examining fruit cultivation. In 1836 he joined the Brentford nursery where one of the partners Hugh Ronalds had worked on apple varieties. He joined the Brompton Park nursery in 1845. He published on apples in his book ''British Pomology'' (1851) and in 1854 was a founder member of the British Pomological Soci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
