Hi everyone David as far as I Know the European Union have no restritions on apple varities to grow in orchards. In Portugal we are growing more apple that consumers buy in markets eg. Golden group, Starking, Fuji, Galas, jonagold, Jonagored, Granny smith, reinnette grise du canada, ect. There a preference for new varieties as Pink Lady.
best regards 2010/1/22 David Kollas <kol...@sbcglobal.net> > > A customer at our farm retail store today related that a recent > visitor from England > told him that he could no longer buy his favorite apple variety in England, > Cox Orange > Pippin. It was his understanding, he said, that commercial growers in > England were > restricted to growing a certain few varieties. He thought this was a > restriction related > to England's membership in the European Union. I would be quite surprised > to learn > that this is true, but have been unsuccessful with my Google search so far. > Surely some > Apple Crop readers can clear the confusion? > > David Kollas > Kollas Orchard > Tolland, CT, USA > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The 'Apple-Crop' LISTSERV is sponsored by the Virtual Orchard< > http://www.virtualorchard.net> and managed by Win Cowgill and JonClements > <webmas...@virtualorchard.net>. > > Apple-Crop is not moderated. Therefore, the statements do not > represent"official" opinions and the Virtual Orchard takes no responsibility > forthe content. > > > > > > -- José Manuel Pereira Cardoso Rua do Outeiro, Nº52 Figueira 5100-530 Lamego Portugal
