A phantom special story.

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 This is a variety of apple tree that I've named "phantom special". 


Many years ago developers ripped out an old tree that I always went and got apples  from. For many years I took kids to pick apples off this tree. 

Then one day I landed down and the apple tree had been ripped out by the roots and gone. 

I found a couple of broken branches lying around, so I put up on the page would anyone know what to do with these broken branches to grow them into trees. 


A good supporter of mine Des Scholes from across the water in Nairn Scotland said if I post the broken branches over to him he can graft them onto new rootstock. 

I got them sent off to Des and within about a 48hr turnaround the trees were sent back to me all grafted onto their new rootstock.

Des managed to get about 7 trees that all survived from the broken branches. 


Here in the pic is one of the trees today planted in our new Lisnabreeny community orchard thriving and full of apples. This was only planted out 9 months ago after being in a pot for a few of years. 

These apples are amazing and not like many I've ever tasted. 

I've named this tree variety "phantom special" as thats what they are. 


Another beautiful thing had happened with this variety also. 

My big Glaswegian pals dad had passed away last year and him, his mum and partner came over to plant a tree in our new Lisnabreeny community orchard in memory of their lost loved one. 

They added my big pals dads ashes in with the tree and it was quite a special moment. They went to a lot of effort bringing the ashes and my big pals mum over on the boat to plant the apple tree. 


Then last week when I was over visiting my big pal and his mum, just before I headed for the boat I went down and picked the apples of my big pals dads tree and brought them over to his mum. They were not ready to eat just yet but it was more for souvenir reasons and the fact that these apples grew on a tree that my big pals dads ashes has become part off and thought it would be a nice thing to do. 

Technically his dad has become part of the tree. 


So many Scottish connections going on here with this "phantom special" apple tree variety. 


Hope you enjoyed guys. If you did plant a tree. 


I challenge you all to phantom plant a tree. 


Peace and love 


The Phantom Planter




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