There’s nothing quite like eating your own homegrown apples, but it can be tricky to harvest them, even on fairly small trees.

If you are looking to donate your apples but your orchard is located outside of Cornwall, we have compiled a list of other apple collectors across the United Kingdom. This apple picker head can be attached to coordinating telescopic handles (this one fits the 228-400cm model) to easily collect fruit from trees without needing a ladder. They mention that it makes the laborious job so much quicker, it's an excellent labour-saving device for windfall apples, and it'd be fun to pick up windfalls. The tension is such that they do not release the cargo until they are opened by the specially designed bucket clip. When I first saw these apple picker-uppers, I thought that poking spikes into all those apples was silly.Depending on the size of the fruit the collector can gather 8-12 regular sized apples before it needs to be emptied. After a while gaps appear and the apples start to fall out of the collector so you have to stop and try to fix it.

When setting up, you can use your imagination and tie the Fruit Collector partly, for example, on a fence. I have Topped -Up my daughters card again yesterday and the swift collector is still not working this morning, I’ve now had to give her money again. Picking apples before they fall to the ground helps keep them in pristine condition - but this is not always possible; a windy day can lead to most of an apple crop ending up on the ground. The next 3 large pictures, and the 6 minute video after them, show an apple harvester from a different company.All the apples that had fallen to the ground were scooped into small crates, loaded onto a wagon, and hauled to the cider machine. The tool also features a strong collection bag which gathers the fruit as you work and it comes with an impressive 35-year guarantee.