Collection: 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.
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£41Sale price From £37Heritage 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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£23Sale price From £14'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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'Westerveld' Medlar Tree
A superb heritage tree for fruit and ornamental value
- An attractive small tree with good crops of russet-coloured fruit
- Harvest in early October
- Semi dwarf size - suitable even for smaller gardens
- Make delicious traditional preserves
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'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
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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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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'Beauty Of Bath' Apple Tree
Grown for over 150 years!
- Juicy and sharp (eating)
- Good disease resistance
- Eat straight from the trug
- Harvest from August
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'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
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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'Ellison's Orange' Apple Tree
A great, RHS-recognised variety
- Aromatic with notes of aniseed (eating)
- An orange-flushed, Cox-style apple
- Slice and eat fresh or pack into lunchboxes
- Harvest from August to September
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'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
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£49Sale price £44'Lord Lambourne' Apple Tree
Traditional English eating apple
- Crisp and juicy (eating)
- Tolerates particularly cold, wet conditions
- Ideal for lunchboxes and snacking
- Harvest from September (stores well)
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'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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£45Sale price £40'Bigarreau Napoleon' Cherry Tree
Supersized, white-fleshed cherry
- Intense and well-rounded flavour
- Grown since the 18th century
- Pair with citrus, nuts or sweet spices
- Harvest from July (stores and freezes well)
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'Mirabelle Golden Sphere' Plum Tree
The belle of the... Sphere?
- Jammy with a touch of sharpness
- Neat and slender, perfect for smaller gardens
- Makes a beautiful Ukrainian plum pastry
- Harvest from late August
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£21Sale price From £14'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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'Bramley's Seedling' Apple Tree
The UK's favourite cooking apple
- Sharp, cooks down to a rich flavour (cooking)
- A reliable heavy cropper
- If you want apple pies, come this way...
- Harvest from September (keeps to February)
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'Blenheim Orange' Apple Tree
The RHS love it - so do we!
- Nutty, tangy flavour which sweetens (dual)
- Award-winning heritage variety
- Use to make a creamy puree or eat fresh
- Harvest from October (keeps for two months)
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'Victoria' Plum Tree
Plums fit for a queen
- The iconic plum with a superb flavour
- Damp, cold or partial shade? No problem
- Makes the perfect plum frangipane
- Harvest from late August onwards
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'Vranja' Quince Tree
A Serbian sensation
- Cooks down to a wonderfully fragrant flavour
- Gorgeous white blossoms
- Makes a fabulous quince tarte tatin
- Harvest from October
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'Champion' Quince Tree
Fruits worthy of the name
- Beautifully aromatic flavour when cooked
- A highly-productive variety
- Use in quince cheese (membrillo)
- Harvest from September
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'Worcester Pearmain' Apple Tree
Award-winning heirloom apple
- Sweet with subtle strawberry notes (eating)
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Can be used for eating, juices and cider
- Harvest from mid-September
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'Laxton's Superb' Apple Tree
A beloved heirloom apple
- A sweet, dry apple with floral notes (eating)
- Keeps well for a heritage variety!
- Bite into fresh from the tree
- Harvest from September (stores well)
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'Golden Delicious' Apple Tree
Makes the best apple pies!
- Mild flavoured with a slight sweetness (dual)
- Easy to grow and multiple awards to its name
- Stew your apples or bake them with spices
- Harvest from September (stores well)
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'Egremont Russet' Apple Tree
Apple enthusiasts love this tree
- Soft flesh with a nutty flavour (eating)
- World-renowned heritage apple
- Serve with cheese and walnuts!
- Harvest from September (stores well)
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'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple Tree
A British classic!
- Wonderfully aromatic (eating)
- Tastes 10x better than supermarket bought
- Delicious eaten fresh or pressed for juice
- Harvest from September to October
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'Farleigh' Damson Tree
The best of all damsons?
- Rich and complex flavour
- A brilliant option for wall training
- Great for jam or damson vodka
- Harvest from late August to September
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South Downs National Park
Meet Danielle
110 years' expertise free with every tree
Danielle's nursery has been growing trees in the South Downs National Park for over a century, and it shows. Dug up and sent straight to your garden at between 18-36 months old, their quality rootstocks, expert pruning and natural pest control mean that these traditionally field-grown trees are the hardiest you can get.
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| 24 May

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