Apples galore! Searching for heritage varieties in Southampton

Do you have apple trees in your garden or allotment? Could you help with the search for the Beauty of Bitterne? Learn about apple varieties!Refreshments will be served from 6pm and the talk will commence at 6:30pm and finish at 7:15pm to allow for questions at the end.Mac Ince of the Sholing Valleys Study Centre will explore local Sotonians and their horticultural pursuits; the story of the Beauty of Bitterne; the pomological treasures discovered within the University’s Archives and Special Collections and the Sholing Valleys Apple Day.Find out how the Apple Day started at Sholing Valleys, which led to a relationship with Chris Bird of Sparsholt College, and a joint hunt for the Beauty of Bitterne (a super rare local apple variety)!What did they uncover in the pomological treasures within the University of Southampton’s Archives and Special Collections?Do you have apple trees in your garden or allotment?Could you help them on their search?