Trained Fruit Trees

Trained fruit trees often save on space, look highly attractive and can be more productive than a tree left to grow to its own devices. From columnar cordons to low-growing stepovers, and impressive espaliers to aesthetic fans, training a fruit tree is something we recommend every gardener tries at least once in their life. Plus, our growers have done the hard work establishing the initial shape for your trained tree, meaning half the battle is already won!

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  • Lemon and Lime Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    £95
    £105 £95

    Lemon and Lime Trees | Perfect Partners

    Simply the zest!

    • Lemons and limes from your own patio
    • Fruit and flowers all year round
    • Bring the Mediterranean to your doorstep
    • Use for garnishes, desserts and cooking

    1 option available

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  • Orange and Lemon Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    £85
    £110 £85

    Orange and Lemon Trees | Perfect Partners

    Sweet and sour, an iconic combo!

    • Grow your very own citrus fruits
    • Perfect for sunny patios and balconies
    • Incredibly fragrant flowers
    • Perfect for ice and a slice...

    1 option available

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  • Patio Orange Tree | Sweet Orange Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    From £40
    £60 From £40

    Patio Orange Tree | Sweet Orange

    Scented blossoms, juicy fruits

    • Sumptuously sweet and juicy
    • Wonderfully fragrant flowers
    • Eat fresh, juice or slice and candy in sugar
    • Glossy evergreen foliage

    2 options available

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  • Tahiti Patio Lime Tree Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    £50
    £65 £50

    Tahiti Patio Lime Tree

    Zesty limes from your own patio!

    • Punchy acidity with subtle citrus flavour
    • Glorious, glossy foliage and fragrant flowers
    • Use in G&Ts and key lime pie!
    • Known to fruit throughout the year

    1 option available

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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

    4 options available

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  • 'Osborn's Prolific' Fig Tree Soft Fruit
    From £22
    £24 From £22

    '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

    3 options available

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  • Yuzu Tree | Citrus × junos Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    £45
    £45

    Yuzu Tree | Citrus × junos

    Who likes this tree? Yuzu!

    • A combo of bitter, sweet and sharp notes
    • Incredible perfumed blossoms
    • Make some delicious yuzu jelly
    • Typically crops between November and April

    1 option available

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  • Meyer Lemon Tree | Citrus × limon Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    From £45
    From £45

    Meyer Lemon Tree | Citrus × limon

    A lemon with sweetness

    • Sweeter than regular lemons
    • Fabulously fragrant flowers
    • Infuse the zest into shortbread
    • Fruits most often from November to April

    2 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

    3 options available

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  • Grafted Patio Kumquat Tree Mediterranean Fruit Trees
    From £50
    From £50

    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

    1 option 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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  • Mini Apple Tree | Malus 'Appletini' Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Mini Apple Tree | Malus 'Appletini'

    Bitesized apples from your patio

    • Picturesque, upright patio tree
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Dainty pink blossoms
    • Self-fertile (doesn't need a partner)

    2 options available

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  • Giant Kumquat Patio Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    £50
    £55 £50

    Giant Kumquat Patio Tree

    A hidden gem of the citrus world

    • Complex flavour profile (both sweet and tart)
    • Fragrant white blossom
    • Eat whole as a snack or candy in sugar
    • Harvest from November to March

    1 option available

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  • 'Victoria Improved' Patio Plum Tree Fruit Trees
    £40
    £40

    'Victoria Improved' Patio Plum Tree

    The classic, grown for the patio

    • Sumptous honeyed sweetness
    • Grafted high up for smaller ultimate size
    • Makes the best plum pudding
    • Harvest from August to September

    1 option available

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  • 'Sunburst Improved' Patio Cherry Tree Fruit Trees
    £40
    £40

    'Sunburst Improved' Patio Cherry Tree

    Small on size, big on flavour

    • Mellow cherry flavour with lovely sweetness
    • Specifically grafted for compact growth
    • Cherry cobbler? Yes, please!
    • Harvest in July

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  • 'Conference Improved' Patio Pear Tree Fruit Trees
    £40
    £40

    'Conference Improved' Patio Pear Tree

    Compact but ultra-productive!

    • Buttery and rich flavour profile
    • Innovative high grafting for compact growth
    • Rustle up a scrumptious crumble
    • Harvest in September

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  • Patio Peach Tree | Prunus persica 'White Peachy' Trained Fruit Trees
    From £65
    From £65

    Patio Peach Tree | Prunus persica 'White Peachy'

    Showers of snowy white blossoms

    • The perfect level of sweetness
    • Compact enough for patios and balconies
    • Serve fresh with cream and sugar
    • Pick from August to September

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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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  • Patio Cherry and Plum Trees | Perfect Partners Fruit Trees
    £85
    £87 £85

    Patio Cherry and Plum Trees | Perfect Partners

    Your balcony's new best friends

    • Stone fruit grown on the patio!
    • Sweet, juicy, and oh-so moreish
    • RHS award-winning varieties
    • Loved by pollinators

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  • Pyramid Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon Gift Option
    £60
    £60

    Pyramid Lemon Tree | 4 Seasons Lemon

    The *real* Great Pyramid...

    • Fantastically zingy and juicy lemons
    • Trained into a distinctive pyramidal shape
    • Perfect for your next ice and a slice!
    • Harvest throughout the year

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  • Patio Nectarine Tree | Prunus persica 'Nectarella' Trained Fruit Trees
    £35
    £35

    Patio Nectarine Tree | Prunus persica 'Nectarella'

    A barrage of spring blossoms

    • Patio tree with a slow-growing, bushy habit
    • Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
    • Charming pink blossoms, slender foliage
    • Highly attractive to pollinators

    Currently out of stock

  • Family Apple Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £20
    £35 From £20

    Family Apple Tree

    Three varieties in one tree!

    • Exceptionally juicy, flavourful apples
    • Your very own orchard in one tree
    • Better than ever crumble guaranteed!
    • Harvest your apples from September

    Currently out of stock

  • 'Cox's Orange Pippin' Apple Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Espalier Apple Tree

    Transform a boring wall!

    • Professionally trained in an espalier shape
    • Includes both cooking and dessert varieties
    • Bite into fresh or incorporate into crumbles
    • Juicy, crisp apples, impressive blossoms

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  • 'Avalon Pride' Patio Peach Tree Fruit Trees
    £65
    £65

    'Avalon Pride' Patio Peach Tree

    Peaches from your doorstep!

    • Deliciously juicy fruit
    • Compact enough for small spaces
    • Enjoy fresh with cream or baked in a pie
    • Harvest from August

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  • Madame Blanchet Patio Nectarine Tree Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    'Madame Blanchette' Nectarine Tree

    Heavy-cropping and oh-so tasty

    • Sweet, decadent and moreish flavour
    • Reliable even in colder areas
    • Eat fresh or try in an upside-down cake!
    • Harvest in August

    Currently out of stock

  • Duo Apple Tree | 'Braeburn' & 'Idared' Trained Fruit Trees
    From £35
    From £35

    Duo Apple Tree | 'Braeburn' & 'Idared'

    The dream dual-purpose duo

    • Two delicious sweet-tart varieties (dual)
    • Reliably impressive yields
    • Use to make a cracking apple sauce
    • Harvest from late September and into October

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  • Family Pear Tree Trained Fruit Trees
    From £20
    £40 From £20

    Family Pear Tree

    Three pear varieties, one tree!

    • Sweet, juicy pears, wonderful blossom
    • A complete pear orchard from just one tree
    • Eat fresh, poach in wine or bake with honey
    • Harvest your pears from late August

    Currently out of stock

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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Which type of trained fruit is right for me?

Which type of trained fruit is right for me?

So, you’ve decided you want a trained fruit tree – great! What next? Well, it’s time to choose which one. Espaliers and fans are great choices if you have a spare wall or fence, or a bit more space to erect a freestanding wire trellis. Cordons are a good option for the space-conscious gardener who perhaps wants to try their hand at growing a couple of different fruit types. Stepovers offer a lovely, traditional way to edge your veg beds, while miniature patio fruit trees are good for exactly that – patios and sunny balconies!

We’ve done all the hard work

We’ve done all the hard work

Whichever trained fruit type you opt for, you can rest easy knowing that our growers have taken care of most of the hard work for you. Whether it be grafting your tree on the appropriate rootstock, pruning and shaping it, or growing it out in the field to thicken up its stem, your tree is going to be in the best shape possible (pun intended) when it makes its way to you.

What next?

What next?

Trained fruit trees do need a little more care and attention to keep them looking so fabulous, and many training types require specific pruning techniques to get them growing the way you want them to. Don’t worry, though, it’s all pretty straightforward stuff, and you can check out all there is to know in our espalier, fan, cordon, stepover and patio guides.

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