The Doddin Preservation Society
Est. May 2007
WHAT IS THE DODDIN?
The Doddin (sometimes pronounced Daddin) is an apple tree that is rather diminutive in size but produces heavy yields of equally diminutive but juicy and very sweet apples. The apples are slightly larger than a golf ball and a little elongated. They do not keep and should be eaten from the tree or within a few days of picking and are eaten whole including the core. The tree grows freely on its own rootstock and tolerates wet and heavy clay soils.
We now know that the tree is found only in the town of Redditch, Worcestershire, England and the immediate surrounding area. The actual numbers of The Doddin are not known but it could be less than twenty. This is soon to change!
Aims of the Society
To discover and, where possible, preserve existing specimens and encourage others to do so.
To keep The Doddin name in the public domain.
To reproduce, by vegetative means, The Doddin and endeavour to raise specimen numbers.
To get The Doddin recognised as a variety and to be accepted by the national collection at Brogdale.
This society is is non profit making and subscription free. Please feel free to email me any questions, suggestions etc. and help us preserve The Doddin. Any emails will appear on the letters’ page unless instructed otherwise.
Due to spam problems there is no contact button please type in the following address and remove the space:
pip @grytpype.co.uk
Pip Taylor.
LAST UPDATE: Tuesday, 3 August 2010
Kevin O’Neill of Walcot Nursery has taken material from Paul Dyson’s Doddin and grafting onto various rootstocks for bare root maidens ready in November 2010. Mail order service and planting instructions will be available. Email Kevin or phone him on 01905 841587 to place your order.
BROGDALE NEWS:
I have some promising news from the Scientific Curator at Brogdale which can be seen on the LETTERS PAGE.
If you’ve already read the rest of the correspondence scroll down to the bottom of the page for the latest in red.
Kevin O’Neill of Walcot Nursery has taken material from Paul Dyson’s Doddin and grafting onto various rootstocks for bare root maidens ready in November 2010. Mail order service and planting instructions will be available. Email Kevin or phone him on 01905 841587 to place your order.
I’d like to thank Kevin for his hard work and support of The Doddin apple.
EMAIL FROM KEVIN (28th June):
I'll come up Tuesday evening 4 August to collect some material. Say 7.30 pm now I know the way!
Will bud most vigourous rootstock first
50 on M25 - RBC (request 25)
50 on MM106 - RBC (request 25)
60 on M26
40 on M9
Not everyone will be a success/ grow enough but a high % should.
Kevin
MADE ON AN APPLE
