Heritage Fruit Trees and Plants

Heritage fruits and nuts are traditional varieties which have been grown for centuries for their superior flavour, versatility and hardiness in the UK climate. You won’t find these fruits in the shops, where uniformity of size and shape is all important. But by growing heirloom trees in your garden, you can enjoy fantastic flavours as well as preserving the good old fashioned fruits and nuts our great grandparents would have eaten.

 

Fruit trees (182) Apple trees (46)Cherry trees (22)Plum trees (28)Pear trees (24)Fig trees (18)Medlar trees (3)Quince trees (8)
  • 'Bloody Ploughman' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    'Bloody Ploughman' Apple Tree

    An incredible origin story!

    • Juicy and mild (dual)
    • Stained, pinkish-red flesh
    • Cooks down wonderfully into a sauce
    • Harvest from September

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  • 'Goutte d'Or' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £65
    From £65

    'Goutte d'Or' Fig Tree

    The drop of gold fig

    • Decadent, juicy and sweet
    • Perfect for pots!
    • Roast with honey or bake in a pie
    • Biferous (harvests in June and August)

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  • Grapes for Greenhouses Collection Soft Fruit
    From £37
    £41 From £37

    Grapes for Greenhouses Collection

    Perfect for growing under glass

    • Flavours including sweet, crisp and floral
    • Grape varieties that like to be grown indoors
    • Delicious in desserts and eaten fresh
    • Pick from August through until October

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  • Heritage Grape Vines Collection Soft Fruit
    From £37
    £41 From £37

    Heritage Grape Vines Collection

    A piece of viticultural history

    • Includes floral, sweet and juicy grapes
    • A selection of renowned, traditional grapes
    • Makes incredible grape jam (as well as wine)
    • Pick your grapes from August to October

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  • Growers' Talk

    Our top 9 heritage fruit trees

  • Victoria Patio Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    £50
    £50

    'Victoria' Patio Plum Tree

    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

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  • 'Muscat of Alexandria' Grape Vine Soft Fruit
    From £13
    £23 From £13

    'Muscat of Alexandria' Grape Vine

    As enjoyed by Cleopatra!

    • Grapes with a divine aromatic taste
    • Highly-vigorous with an incredible heritage
    • Wonderful eaten fresh and used for raisins
    • Harvest from August to September

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  • 'Royal' Medlar Tree Fruit Trees
    £38
    £38

    'Royal' Medlar Tree

    Medlars with a superior flavour

    • A compact medlar tree with well-flavoured fruit
    • Harvest in early October
    • Grows to just 4m and can be pruned to fit any garden
    • Eat raw or make delicious jellies and jams

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  • Great to be able to get heritage variety

    Efficient service. Tree in excellent condition. Very useful online planting advice. Wonderful to be able to buy heritage stock. And at reasonable prices. Thank you.
    Gillian Starkey
  • 'Westerveld' Medlar Tree Fruit Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    'Westerveld' Medlar Tree

    A superb heritage tree

    • Good crops of russet-coloured fruit
    • Semi dwarf variety for smaller gardens
    • Make delicious traditional preserves
    • Harvest in early October

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  • 'Europa' Walnut Tree Fruit Trees
    From £70
    £90 From £70

    'Europa' Walnut Tree

    Grow walnuts in small spaces

    • Sumptuously sweet and rich
    • Far more compact than most walnut trees
    • Combine with apples to make a tangy chutney
    • Harvest from October

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  • Lara' Walnut Tree Fruit Trees
    From £75
    £90 From £75

    'Lara' Walnut Tree

    Fantastic French 'noyer' variety

    • Decadent, creamy-tasting walnuts
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat fresh or bake into bread
    • Harvest from late September

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  • 'Buccaneer' Walnut Tree Fruit Trees
    From £60
    From £60

    'Buccaneer' Walnut Tree

    Early-cropping and self-fertile

    • Classic walnut flavour - creamy and earthy
    • Brilliant for pickling when unripe
    • Candy your walnuts in sugar and butter
    • Harvest from the end of September

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  • Growers' Talk

    The best heritage apple varieties

  • Walnut Tree | Juglans regia Fruit Trees
    From £38
    From £38

    Walnut Tree | Juglans regia

    An iconic countryside staple

    • Creamy, sweet and slightly bitter
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Make a classic coffee and walnut cake
    • Harvest from September

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  • 'Broadview' Walnut Tree Fruit Trees
    From £92
    £95 From £92

    'Broadview' Walnut Tree

    Ideally suited to UK-growing

    • Flavourful and sweet
    • Crops well even when young
    • Pickle or use in a Wardorf salad
    • Harvest from September or October

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  • Meech's Prolific' Quince Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    'Meech's Prolific' Quince Tree

    Seriously heavy cropper

    • Punchy tartness, becoming gentler when cooked
    • Tolerates poor soil and conditions
    • Use to make quince jelly
    • Harvest from October

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  • 'Serbian Gold' Quince Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Serbian Gold' Quince Tree

    Award-winning early harvests

    • A sourness that softens when cooked with
    • Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Rustle up a quince chutney
    • Harvest from September to October

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  • Geant du Portugal' Quince Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    £36 From £32

    'Portugal' Quince Tree

    A glorious heirloom quince

    • Tart flesh mellows brilliantly when cooked
    • A reliable cropper
    • Make a Persian quince lamb stew
    • Harvest from mid-September

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  • 'Czar' Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    'Czar' Plum Tree

    Award-winning heavyweight

    • A naturally sharper-tasting plum
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Make a plum sauce to serve with dumplings
    • Harvest from early August to September

    2 options available

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  • Cross-Pollinating Apple Collection | Bramley, Gala & Discovery Fruit Trees
    From £80
    £117 From £80

    Cross-Pollinating Apple Collection | Bramley, Gala & James Grieve

    Every apple you'll ever need!

    • A variety of wonderful flavours
    • Easy to grow, excellent disease resistance
    • Eat fresh or use in scrummy desserts
    • Harvest from August to November

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  • Dabinett Cider Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £40
    From £40

    'Dabinett' Cider Apple Tree

    Classic English cider apple

    • Full-bodied and medium dry (cider)
    • Reliable and easy to grow
    • Ideal for making delicious cider and juice
    • Harvest from October to November

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  • 'Cambridge Gage' Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £34
    £34 From £34

    'Cambridge Gage' Plum Tree

    One of the most popular gages

    • Juicy and irresistable
    • Any surplus will freeze well
    • Superb in a greengage and pistachio cobbler
    • Harvest from late August to early September

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  • 'Fortune' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £48
    £53 From £48

    'Fortune' Apple Tree

    Lovely, traditional garden apple

    • Juicy with nice levels of acidity (eating)
    • Heavy cropper
    • Use in Waldorf salads or spiced chutneys
    • Harvest from September (stores until October)

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  • 'Nottingham' Medlar Tree Soft Fruit
    From £48
    From £48

    'Nottingham' Medlar Tree

    A fantastic base for fruit jams

    • Notes of apples and dates once "bletted"
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Incorporate in a homemade 'fruit butter'
    • Harvest from November to December

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  • 'Wellington' Mulberry Tree Soft Fruit
    From £24
    £26 From £24

    'Wellington' Mulberry Tree

    Old fruits, bold flavours

    • Juicy, jammy and jolly nice!
    • A highly-productive variety
    • Makes a heavenly crumble
    • Harvest from July to August

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  • 'Madeleine Des Deux Saisons' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £22
    From £22

    'Madeleine Des Deux Saisons' Fig Tree

    Grown in the Versailles gardens!

    • Sweet with undertones of strawberry
    • Often produces two crops per season
    • Bake a fig, coffee and hazelnut cake
    • Harvest in July and again in September

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  • Panachée' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £25
    From £25

    'Panachée' Fig Tree

    The 17th century 'Tiger Fig'

    • Notes of raspberry and strawberry!
    • Unusual and distinctive striped figs
    • Bake some blue cheese and fig tarts
    • Harvest in August and September

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  • Rouge De Bordeaux Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £25
    From £25

    'Rouge De Bordeaux' Fig Tree

    A gourmet, heritage French fig

    • Jammy and sweet with full-bodied flavour
    • Vigorous but still suitable for pot growing
    • Whip up a sticky fig and caramel pudding
    • Your figs will be ready to pick in August

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  • 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
    From £13
    £21 From £13

    'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine

    Britain's favourite indoor grape

    • Brilliant levels of juicy sweetness
    • Vigorous and easy to grow
    • Use to make homemade grape juice
    • Harvest your grapes in August and September

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Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Mike

Tree-growing skills honed right across the globe

Having started out in Australia, studied in Northern Ireland and volunteered at an organic farm in Sweden, it’s fair to say Mike’s done his fair share of travel on his horticultural journey, so far! Having happily laid down roots here at Roots, Mike is the don behind our tree-growing operation, imparting each and every one of his globally-honed skills to benefit your garden. Grown in our purpose-built nursery, in the ideal climatic conditions of the fertile Vale of Evesham, we’re proud to supply only the happiest, healthiest and hardiest trees.

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Plants arrived in great condition and very promptly. Well established - much better than the ones I got at my local garden centre.

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| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
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Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

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| 2 Jun
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I continue to be so impressed with Roots. Their customer care, knowledge of their subject: from planting hedges to pruning roses and more, has been a great support.

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| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
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The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.

Martyn Hill

| 5 Jul
E 'Braeburn Hillwell' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
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As a non-gardener, I found my whole experience brilliant. Great information & advice available on the website, great range of products & prices are brilliant.

John-Paul

| 22 May
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Wonderful plants and great customer service... really surprised to find that the plants are better than those you would get at your local garden centre.

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| 8 Nov

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