The Orchard

The original fruit trees in the community orchard were planted on this site some time in the middle of the 20^th Century by persons unknown. In 2014 residents of Harrow worked in collaboration with Harrow Council as part of a Green Grid funded project and added to that legacy by planting more trees for future generations including traditional apple varieties a few of which are illustrated below. These include one local variety the Rosemary Russet which was raised in Middlesex. There are also a few pear, plum, damson and cherry trees growing here. The trees are currently cared for by the Friends of Yeading Walk and volunteers from the local community.

The Friends hold an annual ‘Orchard Day’ in autumn when families are invited to come along and help us pick and share the fruit from the Community Orchard. We take a little time to care for the orchard, picking up any diseased fruit and mulching around the tree bases, and then there is time to meet neighbours, taste the different varieties of apples growing, swop recipes and take home fruit to make the perfect crumble.

Some of the varieties of apple trees in the orchard are: