Gloucestershire Orchard Group

The following factors may be useful in assessing your orchard.

• Site and surroundings
  • Access
  • Altitude
  • Aspect
  • Drainage
• Trees
  
  • Species
    • Apple
    • Pear
    • Plum
    • Cherry
    • Gage
    • Walnut
  • Varieties
    • Local
    • Regional
    • National
    • Identification
  • Condition
    • Action
    • Replanting
    • Pruning
    • Grafting to replace local distinct varieties
    • Removing
• Problems
  • Obvious hazards
    
    • Disease
    • Age
    • Broken branches
  • Footpaths: Public liability

Advice

Natural England (Chris Wedge) have just produced a series of highly informative Technical Information Notes (TINs) on orchard management, available free for anyone.

http://naturalengland.communisis.com/NaturalEnglandShop/ Key in Orchards under “Search”.