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Fruit Trees
We consider ourselves a bit of a fruit tree specialist. Working with John, our fruit grower in the south of England who, by the way, has over 50 years' experience growing the UK's finest fruit trees, we've curated a selection of only the very best performing varieties, each with something unique about them. We'll also help you with everything you need to know about choosing, growing and caring for fruit trees.
The easiest fruit trees to grow
For maximum crops with minimum effort, pick one of our growers’ easiest fruit trees. These are the tried and trusted varieties that will give you a good crop year after year, winning RHS awards and more importantly, our growers’ seal of approval! Fruit tree experts John and Josh grow over 100 varieties a year for easy growing and fantastic flavour, they recommend Discovery (eating) and Grenadier (cooking) apples, Williams and Conference pears and Victoria plums. They’re cold hardy, disease resistant and light on the pruning duties. What’s more, they’ll produce plentiful crops earlier than most.
Growing fruit trees in pots
Don’t have space for an orchard? Pick one of our specially trained patio trees and grow it in a pot. Cherries, apricots, apples, pears and plums will thrive and produce good crops in containers (and figs prefer them) but you’ll need to choose the right one. For the best results, plant your tree in a container that’s at least 30cm deep and wide, position it in a sunny, sheltered area (patios, balconies and decks are all good) and make sure you water and feed it regularly. If the weather’s looking a bit frosty, no problem - simply move your pot indoors.
Unusual fruit trees to grow
Up for a challenge - or just want to impress your friends? Grow an 18th century apple tree or a plum dating back to the 1400s - these well kept secrets are big on flavour and they’ve been grown for centuries by those in the know. Or how about trying a medlar, mulberry or quince tree? They’re all hardy and productive in the UK, make a perfect talking point for your garden and deserve to be better known. You won’t find these heritage fruits in the shops either, so as well as getting tastier produce, you’ll be helping to preserve these traditional varieties for future generations.
Compact and wildlife-friendly nut tree
- An attractive feature tree with yellow catkins in summer
- Heavy crops of large, oval cobnuts
- Harvest in late September and October
- Attracts wildlife to your garden
The best tasting apple in the world'
- Perfectly balanced sharpness & sweetness
- An orange flushed apple with an outstanding crunch & flavour
- Easy to grow & very reliable
- Late season - harvest September to October, stores well
Award winning apple with a fabulous flavour
- Traditional sharp & juicy flavour
- Orange-red cox style apples with bags of flavour
- Easy to grow & very reliable
- Late season - harvest September to October, stores well
An heirloom quince with beautiful blossom
- An attractive tree with high quality green-yellow fruits
- Soft texture and mild flavour
- Harvest from mid September
- Max size H4m x W4m - Quince A Rootstock
High quality flavour and reliable crops
- A sweet yellow dessert pear with an orange blush
- Mid season - harvest from mid September
- Not self fertile - pollination group 4
- Max size H4m x W4m - Quince A Rootstock
Versatile, compact and tasty!
- A compact tree with vibrant green foliage that's easy to grow
- Heavy crops of large cobnuts from late August
- Pale yellow catkins and golden autumn foliage
- Beneficial to garden wildlife
Early crops of richly flavoured nuts
- A vigorous UK native tree ideal for wildlife gardens
- Reliably heavy crops of rich tasting nuts
- Harvest from September
- Can be used as shelter for your veg plot
Tried & tested favourites as selected by growers
- Get the best value for money
- A tree for every purpose
- Multi-season interest
- Wildlife attracting
Tried & tested favourites as selected by growers
- Get the best value for money
- A tree for every purpose
- Multi-season interest
- Wildlife attracting
Tried & tested favourites as selected by growers
- Get the best value for money
- A tree for every purpose
- Multi-season interest
- Wildlife attracting
Attractive russet apple with a hint of Cox flavour
- Nutty, slightly sweet with a sharp edge
- Offspring of Cox said to have similar taste with russet texture
- Bred by legendary apple breeder Hugh Ermen in 1975
- Late season - harvest September to October, Store until January
Sweet by nature
- Sweet flavoured, heart shaped fruit - does what it says on the tin
- Probably the best thing to come out of the 90s except for the Macarena
- Pair with salads and fresh cheeses like feta, marscapone or burrata - honestly, try it!
- Harvest from late July to August
Very fine flavour with good resistance to leaf curl
- Fine, sweet flavour
- Good resistance to Peach leaf curl
- Self Fertile
- Max size H3m x W3m - Montclare Rootstock
Traditional English dessert apple
- Crisp & juicy
- A round, red blush apple
- A well known heritage variety
- Late season - harvest from September to October. Stores well.
The Nation's Favourite Cooking Apple
- Sharp, but boils down to a full bodied, rich flavour.
- If you want apple pies, you've found your match
- Huge crops so you can make pies for friends & family too
- Late season - harvest September to October, keeps until February
Superbly flavoured red dessert plum
- Probably the best tasting early plum
- Fast growing, early cropping - great for beginners
- Bite sized fruit, makes a topnotch crumble
- Early harvest from late July to early August
The Queen of Cherries
- Impressive crops of dark red fruits - the queen of cherries!
- Our growers reckon this has the best flavour of any dual purpose cherry
- One of the best performers in Northern climates, seriously juicy
- Good things take time - pick in August
The UK's favourite - reliable, versatile and delicious!
- The iconic British plum tree with a superb flavour
- Damp, cold or partial shade? No problem
- Makes the perfect plum frangipane
- Expertly pruned patio tree perfect for pots
The UK's favourite Peach Tree
- The only variety fully resistant to Peach Leaf Curl
- One of the most reliable, heavy croppers
- Multiple rootstock/sizes available incl. Dwarf option
- Self Fertile
The best cherry tree for growing in a pot
- The tiny tree with a big crop of sweet cherries
- Our grower's choice for growing in pots
- Eat them straight off the tree, no-one's looking
- Early Harvest - pick at the start of July
The quintessential Kentish cobnut
- An attractive and reliable nut tree for even smaller gardens
- Grow as a feature tree or use as hedging
- Large crops of tasty cobnuts
- RHS Award of Garden Merit
Famed for its superb, aromatic taste
- Extraordinary flavour, best of any Apricot
- Good crops of large fruit in warmer years
- Expertly pruned patio tree perfect for pots
A familiar old favourite, prized for its flavour
- A tangy black cherry with a balanced sweet/tart flavour
- The most popular patio cherry in the UK
- Pair with vanilla, nuts, herbs or dark chocolate - great with ice cream, too
- Pick them from late July to August
Reliable, prolific and well suited to UK climate
- The best performing Nectarine
- Reliable, heavy crops of large, juicy fruit
- Self Fertile
- Max size H4m x W4m - SJA Rootstock
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