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.
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
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
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
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
An iconic countryside staple
- Creamy, sweet and slightly bitter
- Award of Garden Merit winner
- Make a classic coffee and walnut cake
- Harvest from September
Grown for over 150 years!
- Juicy and sharp (eating)
- Good disease resistance
- Eat straight from the trug
- Harvest from August
Seriously heavy cropper
- Punchy tartness, becoming gentler when cooked
- Tolerates poor soil and conditions
- Use to make quince jelly
- Harvest from October
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
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
An award-winning russet apple
- Aromatic flavour with a hint of pear (eating)
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
- Eat fresh as a snack or use in cider blends
- Harvest from September (stores well)
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
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
Traditional English eating apple
- Crisp and juicy (eating)
- Tolerates particularly cold, wet conditions
- Ideal for lunchboxes and snacking
- Harvest from September (stores well)
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)
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
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
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)
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)
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
A Serbian sensation
- Cooks down to a wonderfully fragrant flavour
- Gorgeous white blossoms
- Makes a fabulous quince tarte tatin
- Harvest from October
Fruits worthy of the name
- Beautifully aromatic flavour when cooked
- A highly-productive variety
- Use in quince cheese (membrillo)
- Harvest from September
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
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)
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)