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Bare Root Fruit Trees

Bare Root Fruit trees are great value, enabling you to grow a better variety of fruits including Pear, Apple, Cherry and more unusual varieties like Quince. They are simply dug out of the soil during their dormant period (November-March) ready to be replanted in your garden. Read our article for more help and advice on choosing, planting and caring for your Bare Root Fruit Trees.

Choose your Bare Root Fruit Trees

If you only have room for one tree, you will need a self fertile variety such as Red Windsor Apple, Peregrine Peach or Morello Cherry. If you have more space, you can grow two varieties of the same fruit as pollination partners - for example Gala and Golden Delicious apples, or Williams and Conference pears. If you’re planting Bare Root Fruit trees in pots, choose a patio or ‘dwarf’ variety such as Victoria Plum, Lord NapierNectarine or Egremont RussetApple.

Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees

Plant Bare Root Fruit trees as soon as possible unless the ground is frozen or waterlogged - if it is, store the tree in a cold place for a few days. If the roots are dry, soak them in water. Choose a position in full sun with space for the branches to grow. Dig a hole deep and wide enough for all the roots, and add lots of compost to the soil, packing it down firmly. Stake the tree for support and water in well.

Bare Root Fruit Trees Care Tips

Feed your Bare Root Fruit trees every March and give them a mulch of compost or manure. Keep the ground around the tree clear of weeds and grass. Each type of tree has different pruning needs, which we cover in our Full Care Guide, along with tips on growing and caring for your Bare Root Trees.

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Victoria Plum Tree
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Victoria Plum Tree

The UK's favourite - reliable, versatile and delicious!

3 options from £30.00 £27.00
  • The iconic British plum tree with a superb flavour
  • Damp, cold or partial shade? No problem
  • Makes the perfect plum frangipane
  • Harvest for weeks from late August onwards
Conference Pear Tree

The UK's favourite pear - tasty, reliable and easy to grow

1 option from from £50.00
  • Superb, aromatic flavour and soft, juicy flesh
  • The nation's favourite Pear tree
  • Mutiple size options available inc. Patio Tree
  • RHS Award Winner
Stella Cherry Tree

A familiar old favourite, prized for its flavour

2 options from from £36.00
  • 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
Bramley's Seedling Apple Tree
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Bramley's Seedling Apple Tree

The Nation's Favourite Cooking Apple

2 options from £34.00 £30.00
  • 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
Morello Cherry Tree

The ultimate cherry pie starts here

2 options from from £36.00
  • Glossy and dark with a sophisticated taste
  • Best for cooking and liqueurs
  • We wouldn't put anything else in our black forest gateau!
  • Pick them in late July and early August
Cox's Orange Pippin Apple Tree

A British classic, famous for its flavour

3 options from from £36.00
  • Wonderfully aromatic, with sweetness & a sharp edge
  • Compact sized tree, easy to harvest!
  • Tastes 10x better than supermarket bought
  • Late season - harvest September to October
James Grieve Apple Tree | Dwarf Rootstock

Probably the best dual purpose variety of apple

4 options from from £36.00
  • Sharp early apples, sweet & soft later on
  • Award winning variety renowned for its juiciness
  • Makes great pies, juices & deserts
  • Mid season - harvest August to September
Williams Bon Chrétien Pear Tree
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Williams Bon Chrétien Pear Tree

A great traditional English Pear with fine flavour

2 options from £36.00 £30.00
  • RHS Award Winner for fine flavour and performance
  • Best Pear for poaching
  • Partially Self Fertile - Pollination Group 3
  • Max size H4m x W4m - Quince A Rootstock
Peregrine Peach Tree

A hardy, reliable and heavy Peach cropper

2 options from from £36.00
  • Fine, sweet flavour
  • Good resistance to Peach leaf curl
  • Mutiple size options available inc. Patio Tree
  • Self Fertile
Flavourcot Apricot Tree

Famed for its superb, aromatic taste

1 option from from £50.00
  • Extraordinary flavour, best of any Apricot
  • Good crops of large fruit in warmer years
  • Mutiple size options available inc. Patio Tree
  • Self Fertile
Concorde Pear Tree

The perfect garden pear tree for taste and reliability

2 options from from £36.00
  • Reliable, bumper crops in all conditions
  • Great keeper, store for up to 2 months
  • Partially Self Fertile - Pollination Group 4
  • Max size H4m x W4m - Quince A Rootstock
Avalon Pride Peach Tree
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Avalon Pride Peach Tree

The UK's favourite Peach Tree

1 option from £50.00 £40.00
  • 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
Merryweather Damson Tree

The largest damson variety, great for cooking & jams

1 option from from £36.00
  • Large blue fruits on a tree that's super hardy and easy to grow
  • Recommended by our grower for cold and wet climates
  • Get cooking! This iron-rich fruit makes great jam, wine and gin
  • Ripe and ready from late August
Opal Plum Tree

Superbly flavoured red dessert plum

2 options from from £36.00
  • 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
Gala Apple Tree

Favourite dessert apple with a mild, sweet taste

2 options from from £36.00
  • Crisp flesh with a mild, sweet flavour
  • A supermarket favourite, stores well & looks good
  • Very disease resistant & easy to grow
  • Mid season - harvest August-September, keeps for months
Egremont Russet Apple Tree Dwarfing Rootstock

Apple enthusiasts adore this classic Victorian Russet

1 option from from £36.00
  • Dry, soft flesh with a mellow nutty flavour
  • World renowned heritage apple with modern performance
  • A favourite of gourmet chefs & apple geeks
  • Mid season harvest - Sept-Oct, Keeps well.
'Discovery' Semi-Dwarf Apple Tree

Easy to grow & super sweet, with a hint of strawberry

1 option from from £60.00
  • Sweet, slightly acidic, with a strawberry fragrance
  • Super juicy, multi-purpose, with a stunning flavour
  • Award winner & a favourite here at Roots too
  • Early season - harvest July to August, keeps for two months
Old Greengage Plum Tree

Considered to have the best flavour of any plum or gage

1 option from from £34.00
  • Rich, candy-sweet and tender - one of the best eating plums around
  • The best choice for warmer areas of the UK
  • "Without exception the finest plum in England" - George Lindley, 1831
  • Harvest in August
Lord Napier Nectarine Tree

Reliable, prolific and well suited to UK climate

1 option from from £42.00
  • The best performing Nectarine
  • Reliable, heavy crops of large, juicy fruit
  • Self Fertile
  • Max size H4m x W4m - SJA Rootstock
Tomcot Apricot Tree

New, heavy cropping Apricot variety

1 option from from £50.00
  • Some structural pruning required
  • Performs best in warm areas of the UK
  • Mutiple size options available inc. Patio Tree
  • Self Fertile
The 3 Top Performing Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK | Apple, Pear & Plum
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The 3 Top Performing Fruit Trees to Grow in the UK | Apple, Pear & Plum

The top three trees our growers swear by

1 option from £102.00 £75.00
  • Bumper crops from the best performing apple, pear and plum trees in the UK
  • Harvest fruit from August to November
  • Neat and compact trees for any size of garden
  • Chosen by our growers for flavour, ease of growing and fantastic crops
Champion Quince Tree

Most popular Quince variety, best suited to UK climate

1 option from from £36.00
  • Most reliable Quince, producing bumper crops
  • Excellent for use in jams or jellies
  • Self Fertile - Pollination Group 3
  • Max size H4m x W4m - Quince A Rootstock
Sunset Apple Tree

One of the tastiest dessert apples you can grow

3 options from from £36.00
  • Superb flavour. Intensely sweet, followed by a sharp edge & deep aroma
  • This is our growers favorite, & he's tried a few...
  • Exceptional performance as well as taste - that is rare
  • Late season - harvest September to October
Oullins Golden Gage Plum Tree

Easy to grow gage with sweet and juicy golden fruit

1 option from from £36.00
  • Award winning heritage gage from 1860s France
  • A great choice for growing in cooler areas
  • "Exquisite flavour and handsome appearance " - Robert Hogg, 19th century expert
  • Harvest from the middle of August

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