Crop: Red Ellison's

A couple of the Red Ellison's fell from the tree, and a couple of the others parted very easily. Not a great crop from what is a well-established cordon now, but it only set fruit for the first time last year. Top left is a Red James Grieve, which also looked like it was ripening and parted easily.

Red Ellison's Orange: deleafing

It's worth just inspecting fruit to check that they are not too over-shaded by new extension growth, as fruit in full sun will be better coloured, better-ripened and ultimately nicer in flavour. I've removed the extension shoots and the leaves from the fruiting spur too. Hopefully Red Ellison's will live up to it's name and be well-coloured with full exposure to the sun.