On the basis of combined morphological analysis and genetic fingerprinting (data are available at https://doi.org/10.3390/plants10061243) the following accessions were excluded from the repropagation of the NFC 4 cherry collection. All of the following accessions will be formally deaccessed when the NFC 4 collection is signed off at the end of 2024.
For detailed consideration of the judgements below, please see the report, as submitted to Defra as an appendices to the 2023-24 annual report:
| Accession | Name | Reason for Deaccession |
|---|---|---|
| 1927-029 | Bauman's May A | Indistinguishable from 1974-098 Early Rivers (and 1974-162 Klon 29, 2000-128 Alfheim, 2002-133 Unknown [accessed as Ursula Rivers]) |
| 2002-139 | Bauman's May B | |
| 1974-212 | Kastanka | |
| 2002-115 | Baker's Unknown | Indistinguishable from 2007-028 Schneiders Spate Knorpelkirsche (and 1948-468 Badacsonyi Orias, 1968-129 Magyar Porc Csereszyne, 1974-222 Thurn Taxis, 2002-150 Pointed Black, 2017 002 Noire de Meched) |
| 2002-118 | White Elton | Indistinguishable from 2002-058 Elton Heart (and 1974-230 Srdcovka Preurodna) |
| 2005-019 | Bradbourne Black | Indistinguishable from 1973-342 Hedelfingen Riesenkirsche (and 1974-210 Holovouska, 1982-045 Mary Jane, 2002-111 Windsor B) |
| 1970-158 | Amber | Indistinguishable from 2002-160 Kent Bigarreau (and 1967-165 Allman Gulrod Bigarra) |
| 2002-075 | Late Amber | |
| 2002-089 | Knight's Bigarreau | |
| 2002-095 | Weston's Amber | |
| 2002-157 | Weston's Unknown A | Indistinguishable from 1975-093 Napoleon [EMLA] (and 1963-161 Napoleon [V1006], 1963-162 Napoleon [V1007], 1963-163 Napoleon [V1009], 1963-164 Napoleon [V1010], 1963-165 Napoleon [V1014], 1974-211 Karmazinka, 2017-003 Napoleon) |
| 2002-097 | Mill's Seedling | Indistinguishable from 1968-127 Circassian (and 2002-066 Great Bigarreau) |
| 2002-099 | Chelsey Tartarian | |
| 2002-107 | Roundel B | |
| 1978-280 | Black Tartarian E | |
| 2002-094 | Wellington B | Indistinguishable from 2002-081 Black Oliver (and 1973-056 Cristobalina, 2002-090 Norbury’s Early Black) |
| 2002-077 | Old Black Heart B | Indistinguishable from 2002-061 Old Black Heart A (and 1971-095 Bailey's Early Black) |
| 1970-174 | Webb's Black | Indistinguishable from 1971-100 Longley's Black Eagle (and 2002-109 Cooper's Black) |
| 2002-134 | Roundel A | Indistinguishable from 1968-126 Bedford Prolific A (and 1975-103 Roundel, 1975-107 Emperor Francis B, 2002-129 Black Eagle B) |
| 2002-103 | Ronald's Heart | |
| 2002-154 | Elton Orchard B+C | |
| 2002-156 | Elton Orchard F+G | |
| 2002-088 | Black Downton | |
| 1968-134 | Strawberry Amber A | Indistinguishable from 1952-026 Waterloo (and 2002-126 Seabright) |
| 2002-155 | Elton Orchard D+E | |
| 2002-110 | Mansfield Black | Indistinguishable from 2002-105 Turkish Black (and 2002-122 Cassia) |
| 2002-101 | Carnation C | Indistinguishable from 1968-128 Knight's Early Black A |
| 2002-071 | Circassian B | |
| 2002-102 | Lester | |
| 1971-099 | Knauff's Schwarze | Indistinguishable from 1968-146 Knauf's Riesen (with accession to have name corrected to Knauf's Schwarze) |
| 2007-030 | Buttner's Rote Knorpelkirsche | Indistinguishable from 1997-005 Buttner's Rote Knorpel |
| 2002-140 | Bedford Black B | Indistinguishable from 1979-200 Nutberry Black |
| 1983-023 | Ispolinskaya Vlkova | Indistinguishable from 1986-027 Favorit (due to a traceable loss and historical repropagation error) |
| 2002-146 | Kentish Morello | Indistinguishable from 1974-434 Schattenmorelle (and 1944-030 Dutch Morello) |
Further duplicates identified within NFC 4 post-propagation will be deaccessed at a later date (Phase 2).
During the July 2020 NFC Advisory Committee meeting, it was agreed that the ornamental Prunus collection would be removed by June 2021.
The collection will be formally deaccessed from that date. The decision to deaccess the ornamental Prunus followed an initial de-prioritisation and placing on hold of the collection on the basis of a detailed assessment of the 'ornamental' collections in 2016 (see Defra project GC0147 annual report 2016-17 Appendix 4). The initial decision to place the collection on hold was amended to an intention to deaccess the collection following further discussion at the July 2018 NFC Accession/Deaccession committee meeting. An initial date for deaccession was extended to June 2021 in support of the use of the collections for the Hanami festival events as part of the visitor offer by Brogdale Collections.
As part of the ongoing scientific curation of the collections, and following a number of years of investigation, the following actions are planned in order to resolve the apparent duplication in the apple and pear collections. It is expected that accessions for deaccession will be removed following the graftwood season of January-February 2020 and graftwood from these accessions will no longer be available from that point.
For detailed consideration of the judgements below, please see the reports, as submitted to Defra as appendices to the 2018-19 annual report (and updated from reports previously submitted in 2014 and 2017):
NFC Apple collection
Accessions for deaccession and removal from the collection:
Accessions for accession into the main collection from the Observation Plot:
NFC Pear collection
Accessions for deaccession and removal from the collection:
Accessions for accession into the main collection from the Observation Plot:
During the January 2016 NFC Advisory Committee meeting, Defra's advisory committee agreed that the NFC should look to formally deaccess its gooseberry collection on site. In line with the current policy of the NFC Accession/Deaccession Committee (see Defra project GC0143 final report Appendix 2: A Draft Accession/Deaccession policy for the NFC, 2014) it is our intention to amalgamate the gooseberry collection with the existing National Plant Collection® of gooseberry held at RHS Wisley. Whenever possible, unique material in the NFC collection will be repropagated and established at Wisley before being deaccessed.
Material from the collection is expected to remain available from the NFC during the winter of 2017 (allowing for any limitations due to the need to repropagate accessions for transfer). Material is expected to be available from the RHS in the future.
During the July 2015 NFC Advisory Committee meeting, Defra's advisory committee confirmed its recommendation that the NFC should look to formally deaccess its Ribes (black/red/whitecurrant) collections on site. In line with the current policy of the NFC Accession/Deaccession Committee (see Defra project GC0143 final report Appendix 2: A Draft Accession/Deaccession policy for the NFC, 2014) it is our intention to amalgamate the currant collections within the existing collections held at the James Hutton Institute. Accessions at Brogdale are expected to be deaccessed following a rationalisation of duplicates and an assessment of health status, by transferring material through the JHI quarantine facility.
Material from the collections is expected to remain available from the NFC during the winter of 2015 (allowing for limitations due to the need to repropagate accessions for transfer, and specific plant health restrictions on the blackcurrant collection). Material is expected to be available from the James Hutton Institute in the future.
As part of the scientific curation, the National Fruit Collection will develop as a dynamic resource. Over time, some accessions will be removed from the collections and replaced by new material. This section of the site aims to detail changes in the contents of the collection.