Jam Maker's Favourites

You jammy so and so, you've just happened to land on the page of preserves, conserves and, of course, jams. Perhaps you're giving jam-making a try for the first time, or maybe you're already a dab hand. Whatever the case, these fruits are all brilliant for cooking down into sweet, sticky spreads you can spread liberally on your morning toast!

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  • Brown Turkey Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £22
    From £22

    UK Hardy Fig Tree | 'Brown Turkey'

    By far the best fig for the UK

    • Boasts a traditional, sweet figgy taste
    • Fully hardy and well-suited to the UK climate
    • Caramelise and serve with balsamic vinegar
    • Pick in August and September

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  • Victoria Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £38 From £30

    '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

    5 options available

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  • 'Bluecrop' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £22
    From £22

    'Bluecrop' Blueberry Bush

    As reliable as gravity

    • Dependable and balanced sweet-tart combo
    • An incredibly reliable cropper
    • Scatter over some freshly-made pancakes
    • Pick from July to August

    2 options available

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  • Sunshine Blue Evergreen Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £12
    From £12

    'Sunshine Blue' Evergreen Blueberry Bush

    Sunny sweetness in every bite

    • Sweet, tangy and deliciously juicy
    • Evergreen foliage for year-round interest
    • Eat fresh by the handful
    • Pick your blueberries from mid-July

    3 options available

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  • Pink Lemonade Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £15
    From £15

    'Pink Lemonade' Blueberry Bush

    You won’t get this in the shops!

    • Delightfully sweet and tangy
    • Perfect for patio pots and raised beds
    • Eat fresh or use to make muffins
    • Harvest July to September

    1 option available

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  • Autumn Bliss Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £12
    £16 From £12

    'Autumn Bliss' Raspberry Plants

    Is this the taste of heaven?

    • Excellent aromatic, extra-sweet flavour
    • Very reliable, bumper harvests
    • Why not give a raspberry swiss roll a go?
    • Autumn-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • 'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £35
    From £35

    'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree

    One heck of a lot of figs!

    • Rich, sweet, melt-in-the-mouth flavour
    • Among the most heavily-fruiting fig trees
    • Try making a scrummy fig tarte tatin
    • Figs ready to pick from August to September

    2 options available

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  • Glen Ample Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £12
    £18 From £12

    'Glen Ample' Raspberry Plants

    Produces more-than-ample crops

    • Incredibly rich and complex flavour
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Try out some raspberry shortbread bars
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • Morello Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    £32 From £30

    'Morello' Cherry Tree

    Make the ultimate cherry pie

    • The best sour cooking cherry
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Perfect for a black forest gateau!
    • Harvest from late July to August

    4 options available

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  • Polka Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    £18 From £15

    'Polka' Raspberry Plants

    We're dotty about these berries!

    • A crisp sweetness that dances on the palate
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Prepare a batch of raspberry flapjacks
    • Autumn-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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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

    1 option available

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  • Opal Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £32
    From £32

    'Opal' Plum Tree

    As stunning as a precious stone

    • Aromatic, juicy and flavourful
    • Fast-growing and early-cropping
    • Bite-sized fruit, makes a topnotch crumble
    • Harvest from late July to early August

    1 option available

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  • 'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £30
    From £30

    'Little Miss Figgy' Patio Fig Tree

    Brilliantly compact fig tree

    • Classic fig taste with a moreish sweetness
    • Often produces two crops per year
    • Rustle up a batch of homemade fig rolls
    • Pick your crop in August and September

    4 options available

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  • 'Duke' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £30
    From £30

    'Duke' Blueberry Bush

    One of the first to ripen

    • A wonderfully delicate blueberry
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Prepare a sticky blueberry jam
    • Ready to harvest in June and July

    1 option available

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  • Evereste Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Evereste' Crabapple Tree

    Award-winning and deservedly so

    • A lovely, bushy tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Dazzling white flowers turning pink
    • Good resistance to fire blight

    5 options available

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  • 'Goldtraube' Blueberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £16
    From £16

    'Goldtraube' Blueberry Bush

    A glorious German variety

    • Decadent, sweet and moreish
    • Wonderful autumn colour
    • Use to make a jammy compote
    • Pick your blueberries from July to August

    3 options available

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  • Rouge De Bordeaux Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £20
    £25 From £20

    '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

    2 options available

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

    'Jubilee' Plum Tree

    Even better than Victoria?

    • A well-balanced, complex flavour profile
    • Notably large fruits
    • Makes a fabulous plum pie
    • Harvest from mid-August

    1 option available

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  • Patio Cherry Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Cherry Tree

    Small in stature, big on impact

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes disease-resistant varieties
    • Eat from the tree, bake in pies and cobblers
    • Flavourful cherries, fantastic flowers

    5 options available

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  • 'Medana' Tayberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £8
    £18 From £8

    'Medana' Tayberry Plant

    An unbeatable hybrid berry

    • Every bite bursts with bold, juicy flavour
    • Combines a raspberry with a blackberry
    • Prepare a traditional British summer pudding
    • Pick your tayberries from July to August

    1 option available

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  • 'Red Sentinel' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £25
    £45 From £25

    'Red Sentinel' Crabapple Tree

    Ruby red, jewel-like fruits

    • A charming, upright-to-spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Clouds of pinkish white blossom in spring
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    5 options available

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  • 3x Elsanta Strawberry Plants | 9cm Pots Soft Fruit
    From £8
    From £8

    'Elsanta' Strawberry Plants

    Tough and terrifically tasty

    • Brilliantly aromatic, deliciously juicy
    • Perfect for patio pots
    • Make a decadent strawberry cheesecake
    • Pick in June and July

    1 option available

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  • Oullins Golden Gage Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £30
    From £30

    'Oullins Golden Gage' Plum Tree

    An easy-to-grow gage

    • Sweet and aromatic
    • A great choice for growing in cooler areas
    • Pick and eat fresh or bake into a pie
    • Harvest from the middle of August

    1 option available

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  • Glen Prosen Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £12
    £16 From £12

    'Glen Prosen' Raspberry Plant

    A Scottish sensation

    • Firm berries with a sweet, aromatic flavour
    • Robust and perfect for wet or dry areas
    • Use to make a rich raspberry trifle
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    1 option available

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  • 'Mirabelle De Nancy' Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Mirabelle De Nancy' Plum Tree

    Versatile, French cherry plum

    • Honeyed and highly moreish
    • Easy to grow and loved by pollinators
    • Make a classic Tarte aux Mirabelles
    • Harvest from late August

    1 option available

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  • 'Vanessa' Seedless Outdoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
    From £22
    From £22

    'Vanessa' Seedless Outdoor Grape Vine

    One of the hardiest grapes

    • Dark grapes with a sweet, fruity taste
    • Seedless with good disease resistance
    • Whip up a grape clafoutis
    • Grapes ready to harvest in September

    2 options available

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  • Patio Plum Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Patio Plum Tree

    Your fave varieties, kept small

    • Expertly grown to keep nice and small
    • Includes very hardy varieties
    • Pick and eat fresh or make a sticky plum jam
    • Sweet plums, sensational flowers

    4 options available

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Roots' Cotswolds Valley Nursery

Meet Mike

Fruit plants grown with love (and serious knowhow!)

Mike’s our guy when it comes to growing soft fruits. He’s our grape guru. Our gooseberry genius. Our blueberry boffin. What Mike doesn’t know about soft fruits? Well, it simply isn’t worth knowing. Having traversed the world from Australia to Northern Ireland – and even undertaking a horticultural stint in Sweden – Mike combines his enthusiasm, technical expertise, state-of-the-art facilities and favourable climatic conditions of the Cotswolds to grow only the very juiciest, sweetest soft fruits.

Happy plants make happy customers

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Ornamental Colour Collection Pond Plants
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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.

Monica Spence

| 24 May
Star Jasmine | Trachelospermum jasminoides Climbing Plants
five star rating on Trustpilot

Yet again this company delivered good healthy plants, exactly as shown in photos, well packaged and within delivery time quoted. Recommend!

Jacqueline Burgess

| 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.

Judy Lane

| 23 Oct
E 'Black Hamburgh' Indoor Grape Vine Soft Fruit
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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
five star rating on Trustpilot

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.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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