November 03 2011
Fruit Trees and Soft Fruit List
APPLES
POLLINATION GROUPS. We have classified Apples into 3 flowering season groups. A pollination partner is a variety which is ideally in the same group or else one immediately above or below the variety in question. In urban areas where Apples occur in many gardens there is often no need to provide a pollination partner in your own garden - there is usually enough in surrounding plots. But it is very necessary if there are no other Apples in your area.
A = Early Flowering B = Mid-season C = Late Flowering
The MONTH shown indicates the ideal period of use.
However, one should remember the earlier the variety the less storing qualities it has.
BUSH £23.00 HALF STANDARD £26.00 CORDON £26.00 TRAINED £49.50
BRAMLEY’S SEEDLING - CULINARY.
Probably the best cooker ever. Large fruits, green with a red flush in broad broken stripes. Vigorous spreading trees bear heavily. Nov - Dec
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std & Cordon
COX’S ORANGE PIPPIN - DESSERT.
In our opinion still the best British eating apple. Russety yellow, flushed red fruits. Fairly erect, medium growth. Prefers well drained soil. Oct - Jan
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std, Cordon & Trained
DISCOVERY - DESSERT.
An early variety with firm flesh and good keeping qualities. Medium in size the colour is yellow flushed over with crimson. Ideal for the smaller garden Aug - Sep
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std, Cordon & Trained
ELLISON’S ORANGE - DESSERT.
Juicy and refreshing eaten off the tree. The medium sized fruit is greenish yellow, flushed and striped with red. Prolific bearer and easy to grow. Frost resistance. Sep - Oct
POLLINATION GROUP C Available as Bush, H.Std & Cordon
GREENSLEEVES - DESSERT.
An outstanding modern variety. This is the one if you like Golden Delicious. Medium sized fruit pale green turning yellow. Hardy reliable & easy to manage. Sep - Nov
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std & Cordon
JAMES GRIEVE - DESSERT or CULINARY.
An excellent choice for a difficult site. Medium-large fruit of yellow, striped orange. Juicy & tangy. It crops heavily and regularly. Upright habit. Sep - Oct
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std, Cordon & Trained
JUPITER - DESSERT.
Introduced in 1982. Of similar flavour to Cox’s. Heavy cropping, vigorous growth. Golden yellow flushes and striped red. Very reliable. Oct - Jan
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std & Cordon
NEWTON WONDER - CULINARY.
Recommended for its heavy yield of fine flavoured fruit. Juicy, a little acidic and boils down to a golden fluff. Very large golden yellow flushed red apples. Oct - Dec
POLLINATION GROUP C Available as Bush, H.Std & Cordon
SPARTAN - DESSERT.
This is one for the Red Delicious fan. The fruit is almost entirely flushed dark red. The white flesh is crisp & juicy of fine flavour. A good to moderate cropper. Nov - Jan
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std, Cordon & Trained
SUNSET - DESSERT.
A lovely Cox like variety with less of the troubles. Medium sized golden, flushed and striped red fruit, with small patches of russet. Hardy and compact. Oct - Dec
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std & Cordon
WORCESTER PEARMAIN - DESSERT.
An old favourite, hardy and reliable. Small to medium apples, yellowish-green, almost completely flushed with bright red. Super flavour straight off the tree. Sep - Oct
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as Bush, H.Std, Cordon & Trained
PEARS
POLLINATION GROUPS. We have classified Pears into 2 flowering season groups. A pollination partner is a variety which is ideally in the same group or else one immediately above or just below the variety in question. In urban areas where Pears occur in many gardens there is often no need to provide a pollination partner in your own garden - there is usually enough in surrounding plots. But it is very necessary if there are no other Pears in your area.
B = Mid-season C = Late Flowering
The MONTH shown indicates the ideal period of use.
However, one should remember the earlier the variety the less storing qualities it has.
BUSH £23.00 HALF STANDARD £26.00 CORDON £26.00 TRAINED £49.50
CONCORDE - DESSERT.
A new pear from East Malling, reliable heavy cropping and an early start to fruiting. Described as a “Perfect Garden Pear”. Pale green skin colour with a delicious juicy flavour. Nov - Dec
POLLINATION GROUP C Available as H.Std only
CONFERENCE - DESSERT.
Conference remains the No.1 choice because of its reliability. Long fruits of olive green with russet patches. Juicy but firm flesh of fine flavour. Best if stored. Oct - Jan
POLLINATION GROUP (Self) B Available as Bush, H.Std, Cordon & Trained
WILLIAMS’ BON CHRETIEN - DESSERT.
As a garden tree this old English variety is a good cropper and hard enough for any district. The pale yellow medium size smooth-skinned fruit are lovely and juicy. Sep
POLLINATION GROUP B Available as, H.Std Only
PLUMS
POLLINATION GROUPS. We have classified Plums into 2 flowering season groups. A pollination partner is a variety which is ideally in the same group or else one immediately above or below the variety in question. All Plums are self fertile to a large degree and can quite successfully be grown on their own. However, the inclusion of a pollinator within proximity does help to make for more reliable crops. Plums & Damsons are tip-bearing and should only be thinned, not regularly hard pruned.
B = Mid-season C = Late Flowering
The MONTH shown indicates the ideal period of use. However this will vary according to the season and whether the crop is taken early for culinary use or left to fully ripen for dessert use.
BUSH £23.00 HALF STANDARD £26.00 TRAINED £49.50
CAMBRIDGE GAGE - DESSERT & CULINARY.
Very similar to the old Greengage but more reliable and a heavier cropper. Small yellowish green flushed with red fruit, the flavour is very good. Sep
POLLINATION GROUP (Self) C Available as H.Std only
CZAR - CULINARY.
The oval fruits have yellowish - green flesh with a good acidic flavour. Can be used as a dessert plum when fully ripe. Fruit size medium dark purple. Popular variety. Aug
POLLINATION GROUP (Self) B Available as H.Std only
OULLIN’S GOLDEN - GAGE DESSERT & CULINARY.
According to some experts the best of all. Large golden-yellow fruit spotted with green or brown, with sweet transparent yellow flesh. Vigorous grower. Aug
POLLINATION GROUP (Self) C Available as H.Std only
VICTORIA - DESSERT & CULINARY.
Still the most popular Plum of all. The large fruit is pale red with yellowish-green flesh. Fair flavour. A vigorous upright tree, with heavy crops. Aug - Sept
POLLINATION GROUP (Self) B Available as Bush, H.Std & Trained
DAMSONS
HALF STANDARD £26.00
FAIRLEIGH - CULINARY & DESSERT.
A prolific bearer of traditional sized, sweet flavoured fruit. Vigorous upright grower. Reliable crops of deep blue fine flavoured small fruit. Sep - Oct
POLLINATION GROUP (Self) B Available as H.Std only
MERRYWEATHER - CULINARY & DESSERT.
Large sized fruit with blue-black skin. Yellow flesh which is juicy & acidic. An excellent all rounder. Prolific growth which tends to need thinning. Sep - Oct
POLLINATION GROUP (Self) B Available as H.Std only
APRICOT
BUSH £25.00
MOOR PARK - CULINARY & DESSERT.
The orange flesh of this round variety has a very good flavour and the tree is renowned for its reliability. Large golden-yellow flushed red fruit. Late Aug
POLLINATORS Self-fertile Available as Bush only
CHERRIES
Cherries are upright bold trees that require little pruning.
Morello is the exception & is best grown against a warm wall & trained as a Fan.
BUSH £23.00 HALF STANDARD £26.00 TRAINED £49.50
MORELLO - CULINARY.
Can be picked at the very sour, dark red stage, or left under the netting until near black and bitter-sweet. The flesh of the large fruit is dark red. Compact spreading habit. Aug
POLLINATORS Self-fertile Available as Bush & Trained
STELLA - DESSERT.
The first self-fertile sweet cherry. Large dark red fruit with deep flesh, juicy and rich in flavour. A good pollinator for most other varieties. Late July
POLLINATORS Self-fertile Available as Bush, H.Std & Trained
MEDLAR
BUSH £25.00
NOTTINGHAM MEDLAR - CULINARY & DESSERT. An attractive small tree, often flat topped, flowers white with deep red anther’s. Course brown skinned fruit ideal for jelly. Reliable and worth growing. Oct - Nov
POLLINATORS Self-fertile Available as Bush only
NECTARINE
BUSH £25.00
LORD NAPIER - CULINARY & DESSERT.
The best variety for growing at home. The white flesh is aromatic and full of flavour. Regular and heavy cropper. Yellow flushed with red. Early Aug
POLLINATORS Self-fertile Available as Bush only
PEACH
BUSH £25.00 TRAINED £49.50
PEREGRINE - CULINARY & DESSERT.
The No.1 choice of gardeners and experts alike. The flesh is juicy with excellent flavour and high yields. Large crimson fruit. Best against a warm wall. Early Aug
POLLINATORS Self-fertile or by hand. Available as Bush & Trained
QUINCE
BUSH £25.00
EARLY PROLIFIC - CULINARY.
The golden yellow flesh has a good, rather acid flavour. Quinces are used for flavouring and jelly. Lovely rounded foliage and habit, makes a fine tree, well worth growing. Oct
POLLINATORS Self-fertile Available as Bush only
SOFT FRUIT
BLACKBERRY £7.75
BEDFORD GIANT An old favourite and perhaps the highest yield of all. Vigorous thorny rambling stems. Masses of black shiny fruits. Jul - Aug
MERTON THORNLESS A fine thorn-less variety where space is limited. The complete absence of thorns make maintenance a simple job. Large berries of good flavour. Yields sometimes disappointing. Aug - Sep
OREGAN THORNLESS The leaves are deeply cut with fine Autumn colour. The fruit has a mild flavour and the canes are easy to train. A decorative fruiting plant. Reliable. Aug - Sep
CURRANTS £6.25
BEN CONNAN BLACK The well-flavoured berries are very large, 50% larger than the average blackcurrant. Shows good disease resistance and has a very fine flavour. Good grower. Early July
BEN SAREK BLACK A recent introduction. Very high yields of large shiny black fruits, on compact bushes. Fine flavour. Mid July
BEN TIRRAN BLACK A recent introduction, neat growth habit and heavy yields. The Lateness of flowering make it frost resistant. Also it resists mildew & big bud. Large fruits of lovely flavour. Late July
JONKEER VAN TETS RED Strong growing, good flavoured and heavy yielding. Large sized fruit on spreading upright bushes. Recommended by many experts. Mid July
GOOSEBERRY £7.50
CARELESS GREEN The most popular variety. It is reliable and not fussy about soil type. The smooth berries are excellent in flavour, large in size and crop well. Use for both culinary & dessert. Mid July
INVICTA PALE GREEN The new star of the Gooseberry world. Immune to American mildew and very high yields. Very prickly. Vigorous and spreading. Late July
WHINHAM’S INDUSTRY RED A rival to any as the best all rounder although the growth is somewhat shy. Excellent flavoured fruit of medium-large size, does well in shade or heavy soils. Late July
LOGANBERRY £7.75
BAUER’S THORNLESS RASPBERRY x BLACKBERRY On completely thorn-less canes for easy management. Excellent for culinary use but can be a little tart for eating fresh. A pleasant fruit. July - Aug
MULBERRY from £18.50
MORUS NIGRA Use when red for culinary, or leave to become purple-black for dessert. Large majestic bushes with their gnarled branches and bark need room. Will take a number of years to fruit. Aug - Sep
RASPBERRY £13.50 for 10 canes
AUTUMN BLISS AUTUMN FRUITING A new introduction which has become the recommended choice. It significantly out yields the other varieties. Medium sized bright red fruit of good flavour. The canes are sturdy and do not require support. Best in sunny place. Aug - Oct
GLEN LYON SUMMER FRUITING Renowned for the fine flavour, luscious deep-red fruits. Good aphid resistance. Spine-free, with moderate growth. A terrific recent introduction. Early - Late July
GLEN PROSEN SUMMER FRUITING Masses of small medium size dull-red fruits from mid-summer. A superb variety producing very tasty fruit. Produces lots of vigorous canes. July - Late Aug
MALLING LEO SUMMER FRUITING This is the last of the summer fruiters to bear. The taste is good and tangy, texture is firm and the growth is vigorous. Aphid and botrytis resistant. July - Late Aug
TAYBERRY £7.75
MEDENA RASPBERRY x BLACKBERRY This virus-free strain is the only one to grow. The aromatic fruits are larger than a Loganberry and also much sweeter, dark purple in colour
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