Fruit Trees

[dansound]

Anyone have suggestions on where to purchase:

 

Apple Trees

Plum Trees

Rasberry

Blueberry

 

Garden centre are crazy expensive, ebay is hit or miss. I'm sure there a trade place to buy, at a better price and quality? google brings me nothing commercial looking.

 

thanks

Danny

[home of wood]

I've used these before http://www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/

Very good .. A few places may not sell at the moment due to time of year .. And are pre order ...

[Peasgood]

Frank Mathews in Tenbury.

Not really the time of year to be planting though.

[10 Bears]

Ive used this place in the past:

 

Weasdale Nurseries - Home

 

They are based in Kirkby Stephen which is not too far from the borders so you could presumably visit. They of course do mail order too.

[codlasher]

Check your root-stock preferences on Apples. You can get advice on this from your supplier or a fruit tree specialist.

M27, M9 need particular attention with stakes and the others M26 and etc are bigger trees suited to different soils so really you need to do some research before rushing out to buy.

With the right tree/root stock you will end up with a nice productive and healthy orchard.

Rasps need to go in a fruit cage else you won't have any as the birds get them first

codlasher

[treequip]

I have used both of these in the past and never been disappointed

 

A bit far from you though

 

Wholesale Tree Nursery, Shrub Nursery Southport | J A Jones & Sons

 

Lanes Landscapes Limited

[treeplanter]

heritage fruit trees in banbury

[Grass hopper]

This time of year you need too buy them in pots October bare root , best wait till later in the year , just my 2 cents wort.

[agg221]

Anyone have suggestions on where to purchase:

 

Apple Trees

Plum Trees

Rasberry

Blueberry

 

Garden centre are crazy expensive, ebay is hit or miss. I'm sure there a trade place to buy, at a better price and quality? google brings me nothing commercial looking.

 

thanks

Danny

 

As has been said, rootstock is key - determines how big the tree will get and whether it will need permanent staking. Some are better for certain soils than others and ultimately they determine how long the trees are likely to live/be productive.

 

Also worth considering what you want the trees for and where you are trying to grow them. This will determine which varieties are most suitable.

 

If you can comment on what you want to achieve it will be possible to give some ideas on selection of variety and stock (opinions will probably differ a bit).

 

Most of the decent nurseries tend to supply bare root, so now is the time to be ordering for planting in about November onwards. Bare root is much cheaper too. Ones to look at if you want a wide variety are Keepers in West Malling and R.V.Roger in Pickering. If you're looking for commercial quantities (I presume not given your location?) there are others to work from.

 

Alec

[felixthelogchopper]

Alec, what would be considered commercial qualities? I'm looking at reinstating part of an orchard on the estate and would love to achieve that with heritage varieties appropriate to the period of the house (c1850).