Collection: 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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Duo Apple Tree | 'Jonagold' & 'Golden Pearmain'
One tree with two apple varieties
- Crisp, sweet and juicy
- Grown on a dwarfing rootstock
- Eating, juicing and scrummy baking
- Pick from September
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Duo Apple Tree | 'Cox's Orange Pippin' & 'Elstar'
Two in one, what's not to like?
- Unbeatable depth of flavour
- RHS Plants for Pollinators
- Great for both eating fresh and cooking
- Pick your apples from August
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Duo Apple Tree | 'Cox's Orange Pippin' & 'Golden Delicious'
Two great varieties, one tree!
- Incredible flavours
- Red and green apples from the same tree
- Eat the apples fresh or use them in desserts
- Harvest from September
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Duo Pear Tree | 'Conference' & 'Williams' Bon Chrétien'
Two pear varieties on one tree
- Melt in your mouth pears
- Loved by pollinators
- Eat straight from the tree or poach in wine
- Harvest from October
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Fan-Trained Plum Tree
A glorious way to use a fence
- Carefully trained into a fan shape
- Includes award-winning varieties
- Bake in a pie or make your own conserve
- Ambrosial plums, amazing flowers
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'Melred' Red-Flowered Patio Peach Tree
Glorious hot-pink blossoms
- Divine fruits with punchy peach flavour
- Gorgeous pink blossom in spring
- Delicious eaten fresh from the tree
- Harvest your peaches in August
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Patio Camellia Tree | Camellia 'Spring Festival'
The finest spring flowers
- Elegant, upright patio tree
- Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
- Dark evergreen foliage, glorious pink blooms
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
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Patio Ginkgo Tree | Ginkgo biloba 'Mariken'
Spectacular autumn hues
- Superb, upright patio tree
- Small tree - grows up to 1.5m (when pruned)
- Fan-shaped leaves, fabulous autumn colour
- RHS Award of Garden Merit winner
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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?
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
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?
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.
Happy plants make happy customers
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
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
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
The plant arrived looking vigorously healthy, which brings a smile to your face, extremely well protected in its packaging.
Martyn Hill
| 5 Jul
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
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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