Owen Pidgeon's Loriendale orchard marks 25 years

By Owen Pidgeon
Updated April 11 2015 - 10:08am, first published March 24 2015 - 11:45pm
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Owen Pidgeon's wife, Noreen, left, with their daughter, Lauren, and granddaughter Thea (1) at apple trees planted at Loriendale when Lauren was 1 week old. Photo: Supplied
Owen Pidgeon's wife, Noreen, left, with their daughter, Lauren, and granddaughter Thea (1) at apple trees planted at Loriendale when Lauren was 1 week old. Photo: Supplied
Topaz apples from the Czech Republic at Loriendale. Photo: Owen Pidgeon
Topaz apples from the Czech Republic at Loriendale. Photo: Owen Pidgeon
New gold apple of French origin. Photo: Owen Pidgeon
New gold apple of French origin. Photo: Owen Pidgeon

Apples could be considered the world's most famous fruit and it is time to celebrate another harvest. Every apple tree carries a crop of individually shaped and coloured fruits, each different from its neighbour, like the stars in the sky. The colours and shades have attracted artists, over the centuries, to capture their beauty in works of art.

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