YSTWYTH VALLEY APPLE BREEDERS

Ystwyth Valley Apple Breeders is a new family-run apple breeding programme in the Ystwyth Valley, West Wales, UK. It aims to develop resilient new varieties, supporting low-input fruit growing and the revival of apple breeding in the UK ... Our approach is outlined below, and explained in more detail in the 'breeding programme' section of this site. It reflects our belief in sustainable production and we hope it provides a blueprint for others interested in taking up apple breeding on whatever scale. Links to scientific and practical aspects of apple breeding are provided in the 'Information' section, together with results from our experimental work with seedling apple trees... My name is James Macduff and together with my partner, Catherine, I've started a new apple breeding programme in the Ystwyth Valley in West Wales, under the name ‘Ystwyth Valley Apple Breeders'.