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Cart While you digest our newsletter, we are going to explore what is happening in the orchard and why apples, apple trees and orchards are so healthy.
This week it is all about digestion. Rabbits love to eat young
apple bark in winter to aid digestion as it’s a great source of nutrition with thin bark high in fibre and green
soft tissue underneath. If a rabbit eats a ring around the whole tree, the tree will die, while the growth
potential of a tree is massively impacted even with the odd nibble. Therefore, we protect our trees with rabbit guards but we also put down prunings through the winter in the areas we know have high rabbit
populations. You can see these how these have been devoured in the frost. You might find them a bit
chewy, but with up to 14 apples squeezed into every litre bottle of apple juice, we have an easy
alternative!
Apples are a natural source of fibre both soluble and insoluble. Apple skin is rich in insoluble fibre and
often the least visually appealing like a rough skinned Russet can contain the most fibre. Apples also have
a natural source of soluble fibre (pectin) in their flesh so remember that it is worth giving the bottle a shake
to get all the goodness. The act of eating an apple also helps with your digestion. Obviously we are a bit
biased here, but let’s see if we can convince you over the coming weeks as we explore all the health
benefits of apples and how we grow them.
No (real) rabbits were harmed in the taking of these pictures!
