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The Powys Orchard Project - Fruit trees for people and biodiversity
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Part 1 - Orchard Location and Conditions
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Postcode:
(or Map grid reference:
)
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Surrounding area:
Pasture
Forestry
Urban
Suburban
Other
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If other, please specify:
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Boundaries:
Fences
Hedgerow
Walled
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Aspect:
-- select direction (facing)--
No aspect (flat ground)
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
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Height above sea level:
meters
feet
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Growing conditions:
Full sun
Part sun
Shade
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Waterlogging – would you say your ground is soggy? :
Yes
No
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Part 2 - Trees and Fruit Bushes
Please let us know which types of fruit you grow by ticking the boxes below.
For each fruit type we’ll ask you how you manage the tree/bushes, and how your varieties are doing.
Apples
How do you manage your apple trees?
Do you..?:
Winter Prune
Summer Prune
How do you manage the understorey?:
Strim
Grazed by sheep
Herbicide
Other
If other, please specify:
Do you apply fertilizer?:
Yes
No
If yes, what kind?:
Do you apply pesticides?:
Yes
No
If yes, what kind?:
Tell us about your Apple varieties
Variety:
eg Egremont Russet
Rootstock:
eg M26
No. of Trees:
Age:
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
Tree Height:
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
Performance:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Do you know your last seasons harvest by weight?:
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
If you have more than three Apple varieties, please fill in the details above for your two best performing varieties and one which doesn’t perform so well in your orchard.
Please list your other varieties here:
Pears
How do you manage your pear trees?
Do you..?:
Winter Prune
Summer Prune
How do you manage the understorey?:
Strim
Grazed by sheep
Herbicide
Other
If other, please specify:
Do you apply fertilizer?:
Yes
No
If yes, what kind?:
Do you apply pesticides?:
Yes
No
If yes, what kind?:
Tell us about your Pear varieties
Variety:
(eg. Concorde)
Rootstock:
(eg Quince A)
No. of Trees:
Age:
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
Tree Height:
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
Performance:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Do you know your last seasons harvest by weight?:
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
If you have more than three Pear varieties, please fill in the details above for your two best performing varieties and one which doesn’t perform so well in your orchard.
Please list your other varieties here:
Stone fruit
(eg. plums, damsons, cherries etc.)
How do you manage your stone fruit bushes?
Do you..?:
Winter Prune
Summer Prune
How do you manage the understorey?:
Strim
Grazed by sheep
Herbicide
Other
If other, please specify:
Do you apply fertilizer?:
Yes
No
If yes, what kind?:
Do you apply pesticides?:
Yes
No
If yes, what kind?:
Tell us about your Stone Fruit varieties
Variety:
(eg Victoria)
Fruit type:
(eg. plum)
Rootstock:
(eg St Julien A)
No. of Trees:
Age:
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
--select age--
under 5 years
5 to 15 years
15 to 50 years
over 50 years
Tree Height:
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
---select height---
under 2 meters/6 foot
2-6 meters/6-20 foot
over 6 meters/20 foot
Performance:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Good for Cider/Perry
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Do you know your last seasons harvest by weight?:
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
If you have more than three Stone fruit varieties, please fill in the details above for your two best performing varieties and one which doesn’t perform so well in your orchard.
Please list your other varieties here:
Soft Fruit
(eg. gooseberries, blackcurrants, raspberries etc.)
How do you manage your soft fruit bushes?
Do you..?:
Winter Prune
Summer Prune
How do you manage the understorey?:
Strim
Grazed by sheep
Herbicide
Other
If other, please specify:
Do you apply fertilizer?:
Yes
No
If yes, what kind?:
Do you apply pesticides?:
Yes
No
If yes, what kind?:
Tell us about your Soft Fruit varieties
Variety:
(eg Ben Sarek)
Fruit type:
(eg. black currant)
No. of Bushes:
Age:
--select age--
under 3 years
3 to 15 years
over 15 years
--select age--
under 3 years
3 to 15 years
over 15 years
--select age--
under 3 years
3 to 15 years
over 15 years
Performance:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Good
Poor
If good, in what ways?:
Clean (non-diseased) fruit
Good fruit for eating
Good fruit for cooking
Good for juice
Other
if other, please specify:
If poor, in what way?:
Do you know your last seasons harvest by weight?:
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
Yes
No
kg
lbs
If no, describe your harvest
(eg. good/poor etc)
If you have more than three Soft fruit varieties, please fill in the details above for your two best performing varieties and one which doesn’t perform so well in your orchard.
Please list your other varieties here:
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Part 3 - Management and Economic Value
1
Do you manage your orchard organically?
Yes
No
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2
Do you keep honey bees in or near the orchard?
Yes
No
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3
How much time to do spend in the orchard?
Hours per
-- select --
Day
Week
Month
Year
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4
Does anyone else help to manage the orchard?
Friends
Family
Paid workers
Community involvement
Other
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if other, please specify
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if community involvement, please specify
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What are your motivations for managing your orchard?
(enter 1 for most important, 2 for second most important, etc)
Interest/hobby
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Income
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To produce organic fruit
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To produce local fruit
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Came with house / land
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Other
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Do you sell the fruit/fruit produce?
Yes
No
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If so how and where?
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Does the orchard make a useful contribution to your income?
Yes, the orchard earns me a wage for the time put in
Do not receive a good income, but is a useful contribution of money/fruit for enjoyable work
No. I work the orchard for the love of it.
I do not manage the orchard because it is not economically viable
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Can you tell us how much income the orchard provides for you each year?
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Part 4 - Wildlife / Biodiversity Value
1
Which of the Welsh mammals (or signs of) have you seen in your orchard?
Hedgehog
Mole
Shrew
Bat
Rabbit
Hare
Squirrel
Vole
Mouse
Rat
Fox
Pine Martin
Stoat
Weasel
Polecat
Ferret
Mink
Badger
Otter
Other
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Shrew Species (if known)
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Bat Species (if known)
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Vole Species (if known)
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Mouse Species (if known)
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Other Species (if known)
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What reptiles and amphibians have you seen in your orchard?
Adder
Grass Snake
Common Lizard
Sand Lizard
Slow-worm
Common Toad
Common Frog
Newt
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Newt Species (if known)
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Do you regularly see unusual types of bird or insect life in your orchard that you don’t often see elsewhere?
Yes
No
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Species (if known)
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4
What are the dominant plants in the understorey vegetation?
Grass
Nettles
Brambles
Other
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Do you have any of the following growing in your orchard
Wildflowers
Mosses
Lichens
Fungi
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Wildflower Species (if known)
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Moss Species (if known)
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Lichen Species (if known)
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Fungi Species (if known)
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Does your orchard contain mistletoe?
Yes
No
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Do your trees have holes/hollows in the trunck/main braches
Yes
No
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Does the orchard contain dead wood?
Yes
No
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If yes, is it...
Standing
Fallen
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Do you feel that having an orchard brings more wildlife to your land?
Yes
No
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Part 5 - Your details
1
First Name
(required)
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2
Surname
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3
Name of Orchard
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4
Address
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5
Telephone Number
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Mobile
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Email Address
(required)
Please enter your email address
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Website
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Would you like your contact details included in the directory of “Orchards in Powys” part of our report?
Yes
No
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f yes, any further details or instructions for your listing in the directory:
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(details to be made available to others who work with orchards/orchard products. For contacts/produce sale/networking etc.)
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If you are completing this questionairre on behalf of an Orchard or fruit grower, enter you name here and we’ll give you special thanks in our report!
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Part 6 - Additional Comments
1
Any further comments?
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2
Do you enjoy your orchard, would you have one again if you had the choice?
Yes
No
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3
What would you do differently if you started your orchard again from scratch?
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4
Do you have any photos of your orchard (to upload) that you’d like us to see?
Yes
No
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You can upload up to 3 photos (in Jpg format)
Maximum file size 2MB
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Tell us what your photos are of:
Maximum file size 2MB
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What might make your orchard work better for you?
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Can we include your comments / images on this page in our report?
Yes
No
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What information would you like to see in our report?
How to manage an orchard in the Powys climate
Fruit types and varieties which do well in Powys
How to encourage beneficial wildlife
How to get community involvement and help with your orchard
How to market your produce and improve your income
Other
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If other, please specify
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Are you willing to be contacted?
Yes
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(if we need to confirm/query one of your answers, etc.)
That’s it! Please click “Finish” to submit your answers. If you want to go back and change any of the answers you’ve given, you can use the page links below.
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Part 1 - Orchard Location and Conditions
Part 2 - Trees and Fruit Bushes
Part 3 - Management Economic Value
Part 4 - Wildlife / Biodiversity Value
Part 5 - Your details
Part 6 - Additional Comments
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