New stock winter 2011
Eating apples
Adam’s Pearmain. A distinctively shaped apple with a nutty flavour, good for a cold spot
Ashmead’s Kernel. An old Gloucestershire russet apple with a subtle flavour, keeps until March.
Beauty of Bath
Beeley Pippin. An old Derbyshire variety ripening in September. Red and yellow speckled skin. SOLD OUT
Bess Pool. An old Nottinghamshire variety, attractive red skin, ripening in October and keeping until after Christmas. SOLD OUT
Beauty of Bath. The first apple, very early, ripens late July – eat it straight from the tree.
Charles Ross Dual purpose apple, can be cooked or eaten, in season in September. SOLD OUT
Discovery. A bright red, crisp early desert apple. SOLD OUT
Egremont Russet. 1872, a popular apple with a nutty flavour, self fertile, keeps until November.
Epicure. A very productive, juicy, early apple. Rarely fails to fruit. Similar flavour to Ellison’s Orange.
Fiesta. Very hardy apple, keeps till February.
James Grieve. Very juicy, sweet, early apple, thrives in many conditions.
Kidd’s Orange Red. 1924, Slightly russety red apple, aromatic lovely crisp texture and good flavour. Keeps until November.
Pitmaston Pineapple. Very small, russety fruit with a unique, honey like flavour. Ripens in October and keeps for a few weeks.
Red Falstaff. A newer variety,self fertile, very productive,good to cook or eat. Will keep well.
Ribston Pippin. Originating found in 1707, one of the few good Yorkshire apples, very well flavoured,small yellowish fruit, a triploid so need two pollinators.
Scrumptious. Very tasty early apple, frost hardy.
Sunset. Small yellowy orange fruit, very productive and sweet, keeps until November. Grows in any situation.
Tom Putt. A hardy, multi purpose apple, ok for eating, cooking or making cider.
Worcester Pearmain. Mahogany red, a reliable and hardy apple, keeps a bit longer than most earlies.
Prices
One year old maiden apple tree – £16. Two year old apple tree - £19
Patio Trees
Cooking apples
Bramleys Seedling. Well known, reliable apple, keeps for a long time and makes a large tree. Triploid so needs 2 other varieties to pollinate.
Charles Ross. A dual purpose variety, a cross between Peasgood Nonsuch and Coxes Orange Pippin, eat or cook between September and October. SOLD OUT
Lane’s Prince Albert. Makes a small tree, some degree of frost tolerance and keeps till January.
Newton Wonder. An old Derbyshire apple which keeps until May and becomes a good eating apple after being stored.
Prices
One year old maiden apple tree – £16. Two year old apple tree - £19
Crab Apples
These can improve polination and also make delicious crab apple jelly.
Evereste
Prices
One year old maiden apple tree – £16. Two year old apple tree - £19
Step Over’s
These are like single tier espaliers, which can be used as attractive and productive boundaries to delineate different parts of the garden. Small number of two year old trees available.
Ashmeads Kernal
Egremont Russet
Price
£30
Espaliers
These are two tier trees, of excellent quality,they can be used as features in a formal garden. They are also useful in small gardens where they can be trained along walls or boundaries and take up very little space. Pruning and general maintenance is very easy, so do give them a try!
Bramley Twenty
Discovery
Egremont Russett
Ellisons Orange
Fiesta
James Grieve
Kidds Orange Red
Sunset
Scrumptious
Espalier Plum
Fan trained Victoria
Price
£45
Cider apples
Maidens on MM106, this produces semi dwarf trees about 7 – 8ft high.
Harry M Jersey
Kingston Black
Tom Putt
Yarlington Mill
Two bittersweet varieties available:
Michelin
Dabinette
Prices
One year old maiden apple tree – £16. Two year old apple tree - £19
Half Standard Trees
Maiden trees on M25 root stock, ,these will make trees 12-15ft high and are traditionally planted in farm orchards. They can also make an attractive feature in a large garden.
Ardcairn Russet
Ashmeads Kernel – SOLD OUT
Bramley Seedling
Discovery- SOLD OUT
Egremont Russet
Kidd’s Orange Red
Kings Acre Pippin
Margil
Peas Good Nonsuch
Pitmaston Pinapple
Ribston Pippin – SOLD OUT
Yorkshire Greening
Price
Maidens £20, 2 Year Old Trees £25
Pears
Beth. An early variety fruiting in September.
Beurre Hardy. Good flavour, keeps until November.
Conference. Well-known, reliable pear, ripening in September.
Onward. A good pear recommended for growing in the north.
Prices
One year old maiden pear tree – £16. Two year old pear tree - £19
Espalier Pears – SOLD OUT
Rootstocks are MM106 for apples, this produces semi dwarf trees about 7 – 8ft high. Trees and bushes may be one or two years old, depending on availability.
