THE NATIONAL Trust will be celebrating the humble apple at a popular Wrexham attraction.

Erddig’s new Felin Puleston community garden and wildlife space is celebrating its first harvest since its creation by the community involvement team. The country manor will be holding open day on Saturday, October 13 as part of the month-long apple programme.

A new apple trail has been launched, inspired by an 1826 ‘stolen fruit’ poster created by Simon Yorke II.

The sweet-scented centrepiece of the celebration is the garden team’s apple display in the Tractor Shed, made from nearly 150 varieties of apple. The garden contains some Victorian varieties, including Adam’s Pearmain, Lord Lambourne and Colonel Vaughn.

Each variety collected is displayed and labelled for everyone to see, from Arthur Turner to Ashmead's Colonel. Erddig’s oldest known variety is the Decio, thought to date back to Roman times.

Jamie Watson, General Manager at Erddig said: “Thousands of visitors return to the festival every year. By nurturing a month-long festival and increasing our midweek offer, we’re hoping that many more will come and savour the delights at a more relaxing pace.”

Head Gardener, Glyn Smith said: “I am pleased that so many people make our apple display and harvest their annual must-see event.

"From humble beginnings, it has grown to be an important celebration that takes many months of preparation. We couldn’t do it without the support of our garden volunteers who help prune, pick, pack and sell our cherished harvest. ”