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Beautiful pale pink blossom in spring gives way to a crop of delicious, soft-shelled nuts. Best grown in a sheltered, warm, sunny position. Do not plant near a peach tree, as cross-fertilisation may give bitter almonds. Self fertile.
Why grow an apple that is available all year round from supermarkets? Eaten straight from your tree the skin is rosier, the texture is crisper and the flavour is tangier and more intense. Britain's favourite apples is also a really good keeper. It does best in long, warm summers and may need a sheltered spot in the north.
Sorry, but those shop-bought Braeburns are not it the same league! Expect rosier skins, crisper texture and, of course, far superior flavour from your own apples. Braeburn keeps well and does best in long, warm summers. In the north it does best in a sheltered position.
The best late 'cooker', Bramley is unsurpassed in pies, as puree or as apple sauce. Not self fertile.
Grow a real piece of history - our trees have been propagated from the original Nottinghamshire Bramley, but with relatively dwarf rootstocks. The fruits, however, are satisfyingly large. The classic late 'cooker'. Not self fertile. Grow with FG2,3,4 trees.
One of the finest early dessert apples, Discovery is red-skinned and has a sweet/sharp balance to its crisp flesh. Eat after picking.
The rough brown skin and slightly dry texture of this very old variety should not deter you from growing a truly great apple. It had a uniquely sweet, nutty flavour, making it a really good dessert variety, but it is also good in salads or eaten with a piece of mature Cheddar or Stilton. A Britiish classic! Partially self fertile.
One of the tastiest and best looking early apples, the famed Worcester Pearmain is one of its parents. Esteval has a satisfying balance of sweetness and sharpness in its cream, crisp flesh. This skin is a yellow/green overlaid with orange and red stripes. Eat fresh from the tree to enjoy this apple at its very best. Not self fertile.
Of all the offspring of Cox's Orange Pippin, Fiesta is closest to its legendary parent, with the advantage of being much easier to grow. I has all the sweetness and rich complexity of flavours as the Cox, but is crisper fleshed. With good frost-resistance, it is a good choice for colder areas. Non self fertile.
You may expect this to be red skinned, but it actually has light green fruits. In our opinion the supreme early 'cooker', it is ready in July and August. You will adore the white, fluffy, delicious flesh. Like most early apples, it does not store well, but worth freezing or bottling to last all year round. Not self fertile.
Bred in France, a cross between Gala and Golden Delicious, Jubilee produces attractive bicolour fruits with a sweet, crisp flesh. Its high yields are due to Golden Delicious 'blood' and it has the advantage of being resistant to scab.
It may be more than 100 years old, but it is still worth growing this Bedfordshire-bred variety, which was sometimes known simply as 'Fortune'. The yellow/green skin is both flushed and striped red while its flesh is aromatic and with a good balance of acidity and sweetness. Not self fertile.
For many people no apple can match Cox's Orange Pippin, but it has never been a great variety for gardens. This 'sport' has all the rich, mellow flavour or Cox's Orange Pippin, but is a much more reliable cropper and much better suited to growing at home. Queen Cox is also a little more hightly coloured, but it has that hallmark deep cream, juicy flesh with a flavour which improves with keeping. Self fertile.
The secret of success with this once widely grown, red skinned, early variety is to leave the fruit on the tree for as long as possible to ensure the finest flavour. It fell from favour when orchard owners picked it too early, before its sweet, well rounded flavour had time to develop. We love the white, crisp, juicy fresh of this excellent apple. Partially self fertile.
Our second apricot will continue your season by cropping in mid August. Like Tomcot, its fruits are large, sweet and juicy. At its peak a Flavourcot tree can produce up to 1,000 fruits each year. What a mouth-watering prospect. Self fertile.
The fruit set of this self fertile variety is often so heavy that some thinning of the fruitlets may be necessary. Given this, Tomcot can produce very large fruits with a pronounced red blush which are firm, juicy and have a rich flavour. Self fertile.
1 each of Tummelberry, Tayberry Buckingham and Loganberry LY654.
A British native, closely related to the blueberry. It bears its fruit singly or in pairs rather than in clusers and the flesh is red rather than pale green. It grows wild on moorland and heathland with acidic soil and the blue/black fruits, which can be eaten fresh or made into jam, pies or wine, are high in antioxidants and claimed to aid night vision. It grows to around 18in(45cm), making it a good choice even for small containers.
The world's largest and juiciest blackberry - individual fruits can weigh 10g/1/3oz or more and reach 5cm/2in long. They have a firm texture and rich sweet flavour - perfect for crumbles or bramble jelly. This vigorous variety can produce up to 5kg/11lb of fruit per plant when established.
Bred in the USA, but very well suited to British conditions, the upright, spine-free canes give a great crop of firm, sweet, large, juicy berries from August right through until the first frosts. It makes sumptuous jam or jelly and any surplus fruits can be frozen successfully. Its attractive foliage and flowers make it rather ornamental too.
