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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  • Grafted Patio Kumquat Tree Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    From £25
    £35 From £25

    Grafted Patio Kumquat Tree

    A perfect mix of sweet and tangy

    • Sweet, tangy and wonderfully aromatic
    • Self-fertile (no pollination partner needed)
    • Eat whole, use in chutneys or make a tart
    • Typically fruits from November to April

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  • 'Malling Admiral' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    From £15

    'Malling Admiral' Raspberry Plants

    Navy-strength flavour assured

    • Explosions of juicy sweetness
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Eat fresh, use in jams or add to trifles
    • Summer-fruiting variety

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  • Award Winning Patio Fruit Tree Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum | Growers' Choice Fruit Trees
    From £70
    £105 From £70

    Award Winning Patio Fruit Tree Collection | Cherry, Pear & Plum

    Our growers' best picks for pots

    • Grow your own fruit on a balcony or patio
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winners
    • Easy care, heavy cropping and flavourful
    • Harvest from July to October

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  • Half-Standard Fig Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Half-Standard Fig Tree

    Grow figs from your patio!

    • Lovely sweetness and that classic fig flavour
    • One of the hardiest varieties
    • Eat fresh, bake with honey or use to make jam
    • Usually ready to pick in August and September

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  • 'Tulameen' Raspberry Plants Soft Fruit
    From £15
    £17 From £15

    'Tulameen' Raspberry Plants

    A Canadian crowd-pleaser

    • A lovely, traditional-tasting raspberry
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
    • Bake a gorgeous lemon and raspberry cake
    • Summer-fruiting variety

    3 options available

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  • Patio Mulberry Tree | Morus Rotundiloba 'Mojo Berry' Trained Fruit Trees
    From £15
    From £15

    Patio Mulberry Tree | Morus rotundiloba 'Mojo Berry'

    The juiciest, jammiest berries

    • Sweet and succulent mulberries
    • RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2017
    • Serve with sugar and whipped cream!
    • Pick from May to September

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  • All Season Raspberry Plants Collection Soft Fruit
    From £30
    £45 From £30

    All Season Raspberry Plants Collection

    Fresh raspberries in two seasons

    • Sweet, juicy berries bursting with flavour
    • Easy to grow in a sunny border
    • Eat fresh or bake into pies and crumbles
    • Harvest in both summer and autumn

    1 option available

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  • Royalty' Crabapple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Royalty' Crabapple Tree

    All hail this regal sensation!

    • A tasteful, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Single, burgundy red blooms in spring
    • Purple foliage becomes more red in autumn

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  • Brunswick Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    £13
    £20 £13

    'Brunswick' Fig Tree

    Trugfuls of delicious figs

    • Good sweetness with hints of melon
    • Self-fertile (no pollination partner needed)
    • Roast your figs with honey and Marsala wine
    • Ready to harvest in August and September

    1 option available

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  • Blood Orange Tree | Citrus sinensis Soft Fruit
    £45
    £60 £45

    Blood Orange Tree | Citrus sinensis

    Vampires love 'em!

    • Big, bold sweetness and tartness
    • Oranges with vibrant, ruby-coloured flesh
    • Eat as wedges or use to make sticky marmalade
    • Harvest from December to April

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  • 'Profusion Improved' Crabapple Tree | Malus moerlandsii Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Profusion Improved' Crabapple Tree | Malus moerlandsii

    Like 'Profusion'... but better!

    • A vigorous, spreading tree
    • Medium tree – grows up to 5m
    • Covered in magenta purple blossom each spring
    • Displays great resistance to apple scab

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  • 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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  • Japanese Crabapple Tree | Malus floribunda Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    £36 From £28

    Japanese Crabapple Tree | Malus floribunda

    Showy and disease-resistant

    • A dense, rounded tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • A profusion of fragrant, single, pink blossom
    • Makes a spectacular feature tree

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  • John Downie Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'John Downie' Crabapple Tree

    An incredibly popular variety

    • An oval, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • A riot of single, snow-white spring blossoms
    • Perfect pectin content for jams

    2 options available

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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)

    1 option available

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  • 'Sultane' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    £20
    £24 £20

    'Sultane' Fig Tree

    One of the finest French figs

    • Sweet, jammy and juicy
    • Incredibly easy to grow
    • Dry for a handy (and tasty!) snack
    • Harvest in September

    1 option available

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  • Sun Rival' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Sun Rival' Crabapple Tree

    The perfect specimen tree

    • A beautifully weeping, small tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 5m
    • White blooms emerge from carmine pink buds
    • Award of Garden Merit winner

    2 options available

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  • Jelly King' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Jelly King' Crabapple Tree

    The best for jam-making

    • A proudly spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Myriad linen-white flowers appear in spring
    • Harvests increase with age

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  • Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste' Ornamental Trees
    £30
    £35 £30

    Patio Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Evereste'

    The pinnacle of patio pomes

    • Delightful clear-stemmed patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dark green foliage turning orange in autumn
    • RHS Award of Garden Merit winner

    1 option available

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  • 'Pink Glow' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    From £28

    'Pink Glow' Crabapple Tree

    Makes outstanding jelly

    • A delightful, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • Scented white flowers with a pink blush
    • Great disease resistance

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  • Purple Weeping Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Royal Beauty' Ornamental Trees
    From £28
    £34 From £28

    Purple Weeping Crabapple Tree | Malus 'Royal Beauty'

    Pendulous perfection

    • A beautifully weeping tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 3m
    • Single, magenta blossoms in spring
    • Perfect for pots and compact gardens

    2 options available

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

    Cordon Plum Tree

    Plenty of plums, minimal space

    • Expertly grown in a columnar shape
    • Includes reliably-cropping varieties
    • Use to make syrups, jams and chutneys
    • Honeyed plums, evocative flowers

    3 options available

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  • 'Titania' Blackcurrant Bush Soft Fruit
    From £16
    From £16

    'Titania' Blackcurrant Bush

    Queen of the currants

    • Rich, juicy and wonderfully tangy
    • RHS Plants for Pollinators
    • Use in smoothies and sumptously sticky jams
    • Harvest from July

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  • 'Golden Hornet' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £30
    £55 £30

    'Golden Hornet' Crabapple Tree

    Glorious bright yellow fruits

    • A broad, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 4m
    • White springtime blossom with a hint of pink
    • Loved by thrushes and blackbirds

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  • 'Captivator' Gooseberry Bush Soft Fruit
    From £8
    £11 From £8

    'Captivator' Gooseberry Bush

    Little red flavour bombs

    • Boasts tartness that mellows when cooked
    • A variety with good disease resistance
    • Use in fools, clafoutis and pies
    • Harvest from July to August

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  • The Fig Tree Gift Gift Option
    From £32
    From £32

    The Fig Tree Gift

    A gift of wisdom & success

    • Jammy, honeyed figs
    • Sometimes fruits twice in a year
    • Perfect for the gourmands in your life
    • Makes a lovely christening gift

    4 options available

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  • Professor Sprenger' Crabapple Tree Ornamental Trees
    £50
    £60 £50

    'Professor Sprenger' Crabapple Tree

    Perfect for pollinators

    • A rounded, spreading tree
    • Medium tree - grows up to 6m
    • Scented white blooms in spring
    • Golden yellow leaves in autumn

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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
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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!

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
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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.

Gavin Wilcock

| 8 Nov

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