The objectives for this partnership between Rick Worrell and Falkland Stewardship Trust, was to collect scion material from wild apple trees in western Scotland, produce grafted plants, and establish 2 small seed stands from these. The trees were previously verified to be wild apple by DNA analysis at Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (RBGE).

Outcomes

Scion material from 43 trees known to be true wild apple was collected during winter 2022, from the Galloway coast to Dundonnell, Wester Ross. The scions were dispatched to Forestart Ltd. in Shropshire for grafting which was successful, with 4-7 grafted seedlings produced for each tree. A further update will be provided once RBGE have tested for pollen contamination.