Choosing Fruit Trees

Choosing Fruit Trees – An Introduction

This section provides a variety of information on choosing fruit trees and bushes. If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.

Each variety is grown on a rootstock which determines the vigour and ultimate size. Click here to learn more about rootstocks. By consulting this section and the catalogue you will be able to choose the trees you would like on the correct rootstock for your situation.

Many fruit trees require a pollination partner nearby, either established or newly planted. Click here to learn more about pollination. This section along with the catalogue will help you make the correct choice to ensure fruit in the future.

When choosing trees their picking and storage time should be considered. Click here to learn more about picking and storage. You can also find information on the individual catalogue entries about each variety’s qualities, but this section explains matters a little further.

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Apples
Crab Apples
Fruit Bushes
Pears & Perry Pears
Plums, Gages & Damsons
Quinces & Medlar
Sundries
RootstocksWe can offer apple, pear and plum rootstocks for sale for grafting in February & March or for planting out before grafting at a later stage. Some of the apple rootstocks will have been grown on the nursery and will be harvested in January. Others will be bought in, most of it organic. For grafting the stems will be stout in the region of 8-11mm collar diameter. Available from early February for delivery or collection. If delivery required carriage will be calculated based on ‘complete’ trees. With rootstocks being smaller we will deliver most orders for £15. We will adjust before payment is taken. They can be ordered along with ‘complete’ trees. Delivery will be made together February onwards unless specified.
Pre-trained Espaliers (Collection only)We will have a selection of pre-trained containerised espalier fruit trees grown in 12 litre pots. As they are grown in containers, we can supply them from August onwards. Espaliers are a tree form good for training against walls or fences. They have a single vertical stem with branches coming out in horizontal tiers. This takes up a lot less space than a round bush tree. There is a small range of apple and pear varieties, available as single tier trees with the first tier established at 12-18” above the compost level. THEY ARE FOR COLLECTION ONLY. THEY ARE TOO BULKY TO BE DELIVERED WITH CANES PROTRUDING. They will fit comfortably in a hatchback vehicle. The trees are grown for the summer in peat free compost with added loam to provide enough nutition through the growing season.

Shopping Categories

Apples
Crab Apples
Fruit Bushes
Pears & Perry Pears
Plums, Gages & Damsons
Quinces & Medlar
Sundries
RootstocksWe can offer apple, pear and plum rootstocks for sale for grafting in February & March or for planting out before grafting at a later stage. Some of the apple rootstocks will have been grown on the nursery and will be harvested in January. Others will be bought in, most of it organic. For grafting the stems will be stout in the region of 8-11mm collar diameter. Available from early February for delivery or collection. If delivery required carriage will be calculated based on ‘complete’ trees. With rootstocks being smaller we will deliver most orders for £15. We will adjust before payment is taken. They can be ordered along with ‘complete’ trees. Delivery will be made together February onwards unless specified.
Pre-trained Espaliers (Collection only)We will have a selection of pre-trained containerised espalier fruit trees grown in 12 litre pots. As they are grown in containers, we can supply them from August onwards. Espaliers are a tree form good for training against walls or fences. They have a single vertical stem with branches coming out in horizontal tiers. This takes up a lot less space than a round bush tree. There is a small range of apple and pear varieties, available as single tier trees with the first tier established at 12-18” above the compost level. THEY ARE FOR COLLECTION ONLY. THEY ARE TOO BULKY TO BE DELIVERED WITH CANES PROTRUDING. They will fit comfortably in a hatchback vehicle. The trees are grown for the summer in peat free compost with added loam to provide enough nutition through the growing season.

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Choosing Fruit Trees

Choosing Fruit Trees – An Introduction

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