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Pear
'BLACK WORCESTER'. Famous
local cooking pear. Featured on the Worcester coat of arms. A very
handsome tree and extremely ornamental with large dark fruits.
photo 'Black Worcester' Pear 17th Oct. |
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Pear
'BUERRE HARDY'.
Distinctive flavour and juicy. Bright red leaves in the Autumn. Use
in October.
photo 'Buerre Hardy' Pear 12th Oct. |
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Pear
'CHOJURO'. An Asian pear
grafted onto pear seedling. The fruit is flat in shape with a high
sugar content. Is pollinated by 'Williams bon Chretien' or
'Sensation' pear.
photo 'Chojuro'
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Pear
'CONCORDE'. Conference x
Comice. A popular, promising recent introduction with a compact
habit. Suitable for very small gardens. Use November to December.
photo 'Concorde'
Pear 25th Aug. |
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Pear
'CONFERENCE'. Partly self
fertile. It remains the number one choice and needs little
introduction. Use October to November
photo 'Conference' 18th Aug. |
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Pear
'DOYENNE du COMICE'. The
'Queen of Pears'. Best taste with a very fine texture. Use November
to December.
photo 'Doyenne du Comice' Pear 15th Oct. |
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Pear
'ONWARD'.
A
new variety with an excellent flavour. It has 'Doyenne du Comice' as
a parent but has an earlier season. Use late September to early
October. photo
'Onward' Pear 14th Sept. |
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Pear
'SENSATION'. A
beautiful red leaved form of Williams with a red flushed fruit.
Ornamental too. Use in September.
photo 'Sensation' Pear 30th Aug.
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Pear
'WILLIAMS bon CHRETIEN'. A
hardy old English variety. Very fine taste. Easy to crop. Use in
September.
photo 'Williams bon Chretien' Pear 25th Aug. |
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Pear
'HOLME LACY'. A historic
local variety. A perry pear with local Herefordshire interest.
photo 'Holme Lacy' Perry Pear 15th Sept. |
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MEDLAR
TREES
on Crataegus
Rootstock -
Price 1yr
tree £14.00 2yr Tree £16.00
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Medlar
'NOTTINGHAM'. Ornamental
and useful. It can be grown in heavy soil and bears its unusual
fruits on both the ends of branches and on old spurs. Self Fertile.
Pick in November add flavour to dishes after 'bletting'
photo left 'Nottingham' Medlar 27th Dec.
photo right 'Nottingham' Medlar in flower23rd May |
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QUINCE
TREES
on Quince
'A' Rootstock -
Price
1yr tree £14.00 2yr Tree £16.00 |
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Quince
'PORTUGAL'.
High quality fruit, early to ripen in late September. Fruit turns
pink when cooked. Self Fertile. Quince produce a beautifully shaped
tree.
photo 'Portugal' Quince 25th Sept. |
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Quince
'VRANJA'.
Ornamental pink flowers followed by round, yellow
fruits. Reliable cropping. Number one choice. Self Fertile. Pick in
October and store until yellow.
photo left 'Vranja'
Quince 25th Sept.
photo right 'Vranja' with beautiful soft pink flower 7th May |
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PEACH &
APRICOTS
on St.
Julien 'A' Rootstock
Rootstock information
click here
Price 1yr tree
£16.00 2yr Tree £18.00 - See 'Prices' for all prices and
quantity discounts.
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Peach
'PEREGRINE'
The best peach for outdoors. Juicy flesh
with
a good flavour and reliable. Large fruit and high yields. Self
Fertile. Ready in early August.
photos 'Peregrine' Peach on the tree...... and tray! 31st July |
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Apricot
'MOORPARK' The most
popular apricot.  Orange
fruit. Ready in August. Very reliable cropping even in exposed
situations. Self Fertile.
photos 'Moorpark' Apricot 30th July and 'Moorpark' blossom 4th April |
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CHERRY
TREES
on Colt
Rootstock
Rootstock information
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Price 1yr tree
£15.00 2yr Tree £17.00
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Cherry
'CHEROKEE' (aka 'LAPINS')
- A self fertile variety. The dark red fruits are very large and ready
mid season in July.
photo 'Cherokee' Cherry |
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Cherry
'COLNEY' - A
sweet black cherry with large fruits. Very late. Needs a pollination
partner. Compact habit.
photo 'Colney' Cherry |
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Cherry
'SUNBURST' - Flowers in
May missing late Spring frosts. From British Colombia. Sweet, dark
red, self fertile. Pick early July
photo 'Sunburst' Cherry |
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Cherry
'SUMMER SUN' - A new dark
red self fertile cherry with particularly good frost resistance.
Late variety.
photo 'Summer Sun' Cherry |
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Cherry
'STELLA' - Self fertile.
It crops well and regularly and is resistant to bacterial canker.
Large dark red fruits in late July. Number one seller. photo
'Stella' Cherry |
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Cherry
'MORELLO' - Self
fertile. Flowers late and is beautiful in blossom. Fruit ready in August
or September. Ideal for fan training as the lateral shoots are very
pliable.
photo 'Morello' Cherry |
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Cherry
'NABELLA' -
Identical in habit to 'Morello' and with the same beautiful blossom.
This strain is said to be a more prolific cropper.
photo 'Nabella' Cherry
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Cherry
'VEGA' - A new mid season
dessert. Fruit is yellow flushed with red. Large fruit. Is self
sterile so needs a pollinator.
photo 'Vega' Cherry |
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PLUM, GAGE,
& DAMSON TREES
on St. Julien 'A' (Normal) and Pixy (Very Dwarfing)
and St.Julien Seedling (Vigorous) Rootstock
Rootstock information
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Price 1yr tree £15.00 (Pixy £16.00) 2yr Tree £17.00
"Its reported that just one plum, or a couple of damsons contain approx
same amount of antioxidants (phenols) as a handful of blueberries. These
antioxidants can slow or prevent production of 'free radicals' which can
damage our bodies cells" (Telegraph - medical research article Jan'09)
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Plum
'AVALON' - This one is
ready in mid August. Has large red fruit and sweet juicy orange flesh.
Very healthy and disease resistant.
photo 'Avalon' Dessert Plum 18th Aug.
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Gage
'CAMBRIDGE GAGE' - Fruits
ready
in early September. An improved strain of Old English
Greengage, identical in appearance.
photo 'Cambridge Gage' Gage 10th Aug. |
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Plum
'CZAR'
- Excellent cooking and eating
plum. Good frost resistance. Ready in early August.
photo 'Czar' Dual purpose Plum 18th Aug. |
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Plum
'EDWARDS'
-
New culinary variety that can also
be used as a dessert, for use after
Victoria in September.
photo 'Edwards' Cooking Plum10th Aug.
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Plum
'EXCALIBUR'
- New large red variety. Similar
to and pollinated by Victoria. Disease resistant. Excellent taste.
photo 'Excalibur' Dessert Plum 10th Aug. |
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Damson 'FARLEIGH PROLIFIC' Masses of large fruits from Late August into September.
Along with Merryweather its one of the best damsons. Farleigh making
a larger tree photo
'Farleigh Prolific' Damson 14th Aug.
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Plum
'JASPER' - Chance
seedling of 'cherry' plum. Very dark resembling clusters
of cherries. Seems very healthy and reliable. Sweet taste. Not
available until winter 2010.
photo 'Jasper' Plum 14th Aug.
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Damson
'MERRYWEATHER' -
Damson. It has the largest damsons and is one of the most popular. Ready
in late September.
photo 'Merryweather' Damson 19th Aug. |
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Plum
'MARJORIE'S SEEDLING' - A
late plum, ready in September when Victoria has finished. Purple
fruits with yellow flesh. Prolific and disease resistant.
photo 'Marjories Seedling' Dessert Plum 11th Sept. |
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Gage
'OLD ENGLISH
GREENGAGE' - Partly self
fertile. Ready in early September. A popular choice.
photo 'Old English Greengage' Gage 19th Aug. |
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Gage
'OULLINS GOLDEN
GAGE' - Self fertile. Excellent flavour from this
large gage like plum.
Ready mid August. One of my favourites.
photo 'Oullins Golden Gage' Gage/Plum 15th Aug. |
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Damson
'SHROPSHIRE PRUNE' -
Damson. Known since the 17th century. Self fertile and compact,
upright habit.
photo 'Shropshire Prune' Damson 22th Aug. |
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Plum
'VICTORIA' - The number
one choice. Self fertile. Dual purpose, reliable cropping keep this
variety a best seller. Ready late August.photo
'Victoria' Dessert Plum 26th Aug. |
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Plum
'YELLOW PERSHORE' -
Extremely reliable. The one for yellow plum jam. Self fertile, frost
resistant. Regular cropper.
photo 'Yellow Pershore' Cooking Plum 1st Aug. |
