APPLES

Pollination Group

The apple varieties are divided into three Pollination Groups:

A – Early, B – Mid-season and C – Late.  

To ensure good pollination, it is important to select apples from the same group or from the neighbouring group.   These apples are Diploid and require only one other variety.   Although there are a few varieties which are self-fertile (SF) and don’t need any other apples for pollination, a few varieties are Triploid.   These need two other apples for successful pollination, for example ‘Bramley Seedling’.  

**We have only limited numbers of any varieties of apples marked **

Bramley’s Seedling

B

Cooker.    Large green, juicy, full of flavour.     Vigorous grower and heavy cropper.   Pick mid Oct.   Good keeper.   Tolerant of wet conditions.   Needs 2 other apples for pollination.

Blenheim Orange

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B

Dessert/Cooker.   Raised 1740 at Blenheim, Oxford.   Large yellow-gold fruit, orange flesh and few red stripes.   Dry, nutty flavour, sweet crumbly texture.   Cooks, eats & keeps well.

Beauty of Bath

(Currently sold out)

A

Dessert.   From Bath, 1860.   Medium sized fruit.   Pale yellow, flushed and speckled red.   An old popular early variety.   Pick & eat early Aug.

Cockpit Improved

(Currently sold out)

C

Cooker.  From Yorkshire.   A yellow-green fruit ideal for cooking.   Pick Nov.

Charles Ross

(Currently sold out)

B

Dessert/Cooker.   From Newbury.   Large yellow & red fruit.    Sweet & juicy, but becomes dry if stored too long.   Good baking apple.   Pick mid Sep.   Use Oct/Dec.

Cox’s Orange Pippin

B

Dessert.   Raised 1825, Colmbrook, Buckinghamshire.  Medium size. One of the best eating apples, crisp, juicy & aromatic, superb flavour.   Pick Oct.   Use Oct/Jan.

Cox’s Orange Self Fertile

B   SF

Dessert.   Yellowish-green/golden fruit with a juicy and sweet & distinctive flavour.   Pick Oct.

Discovery

B

Dessert.   Raised 1949, Essex.   Small to medium red fruits, crisp & juicy.   One of the first apples of the season.   Good in fruit salad.   Compact habit.   Pick Aug.   Use Aug/Sep.

Egremont Russet

A SF

Dessert.   1870s, from Petworth, Sussex.   Small-medium golden russet fruit with a sweet & nutty flavour.   Upright grower producing good crops.   Pick late Sep.   Use Oct/Dec.

Fiesta

B   SF

Dessert.   Raised 1972 in Kent.   Medium-large fruits of Cox type, flavour.   Crop heavy & reliable.   Pick early Oct.

Green Sleeves

(Currently sold out)

C   SF

Dessert.   Recent Malling variety of Golden Delicious type.   Hardy, reliable, self-fertile.   Fruit medium sized, crisp & juicy.   V. heavy cropper.   Pick & eat Sep.

Grenadier

(Currently sold out)

B

Cooker.   Raised 1862, Slough, Buckinghamshire.   Medium-large green & yellow fruit that cooks to tasty white fluff.   Heavy cropper, widely used commercially.   Pick mid Aug.   Use Aug/Sep.   Partially self-fertile.

Howgate Wonder

B   SF

Cooker/Dessert.   1916 Raised on Isle of Wight.   Very large greenish-yellow flushed pale red fruit that looks as attractive as it tastes.   Heavy crops.   Pick Oct.   Keeps well.   Can be used as a dessert apple if left to ripen.

James Grieve

B   SF

Dessert.   Raised 1890 in Edinburgh.   Hardy, reliable, heavy cropper.   Medium-large fruit, crispy & juicy with tangy flavour.   Pick early Sep for immediate use.   Upright tree.

Jona Gold

C

Dessert.    Raised in 1953 in New York.   Medium, greenish-yellow, lightly mottled with red fruit, crisp and juicy.   Sweet-sour flavour.   Pick Oct.   Use Nov/Mar.   Needs 2 other apples for pollination.

Jupiter

(Currently sold out)

B

Dessert.   Raised 1966 at East Malling, Kent.   Medium golden-yellow and red fruit with good cox-like flavour.   Heavy, reliable crops & vigorous growth.   Pick mid September.   Use Sept/Oct.   Needs 2 other apples for pollination.

Katy

C

Dessert.   Heavy, regular crop of juicy red, refreshing smallish fruit; flavour good.,   Pick Sep for Sep/Oct  use.   Good disease resistance.

Keswick Codlin

(Currently sold out)

B   SF

Cooker/Dessert.   Angular yellow fruit with a faint orange flush, from Ulverston.   Widely grown in Yorks.   Good for tarts.   Keeps well.    Has a tall, weeping habit.   Pick Sep.

Laxton’s Superb

(Currently sold out)

C

Dessert.  Heritage variety from Bedfordshire.   Late apple with greenish-yellow skin, flushed with dark red.   Medium to large fruits.   Pick early Oct.

Lord Lambourne

(Currently sold out)

A

Dessert.   Heritage variety from Bedfordshire.   Medium green & red fruit that is sweet, juicy & aromatic.   Provides a heavy, regular crop.   Pick mid Sep.   Use Oct/Nov.

Rev. William Wilks

(Currently sold out)

A

Cooker.   From Slough.   Very large green & red fruit.   Juicy with tangy flavour.   Excellent when baked.   Very compact, heavy crops.   Pick early Sep.   Use Sep/Nov.

Spartan

B

Dessert.   1936 Canadian. Medium red fruit with crisp, white flesh. Juicy & fairly sweet. Regular crops that need thinning. Pick Oct, use Nov/Jan.

Sunset

C   SF

Dessert.   Raised in 1918 in Kent.   Medium-small, yellow-green flushed and striped red fruits. Crisp & juicy, similar to ‘Cox’. Pick late Sep,use Oct/Dec.

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APRICOT

Early Moorpark

SF

The most popular apricot for gardens.   Large, golden-yellow fruit with tasty orange flesh.   Reliable.   Pick & use in late Aug.    Self-fertile.

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CHERRIES

Cherokee Chief

SF

A sweet, red cherry ready mid-season.   Very hardy, from Canada.

Morello

SF

A sour dark red cherry for bottling and liqueurs.   Self-fertile.

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DAMSONS

Merryweather

SF

Cooker.  Small, blue-black fruit with yellow flesh that is acidic and juicy.   Self-fertile & excellent for preserves and bottling.   Pick & use late Sep. 

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GAGES

Old English Greengage

SF

Dessert/Cooker.   Green, very juicy.   Selected for its excellent old-fashioned flavour.   Good for jam. Self-fertile.

Oullin’s Golden gage

SF

Dessert/Cooker.   One of the best with large, sweet and juicy, transparent golden-yellow fruit.   Superb for bottling.   Self-fertile.   Pick and use mid-Aug.

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PEACH

Rochester

SF

Good all round variety.   Good for the north as it flowers late.   Yellow flesh with good flavour.   Self-fertile.

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PEARS

The pear varieties are also divided into three pollination groups A,B & C. The same rule applies to pears as for apples to ensure good pollination. There are also self fertile varieties that can be grown on their own.

Beth

D

Dessert.   Small/medium, yellow & russet fruit.   The white flesh has a smooth, melting texture. Regular, heavy cropper.   Pick & use Sep.

Concorde

C

Dessert.   Medium, pale green fruit.   Good flavour with juicy, melting texture.   Crops heavily & reliably.   Pick late Oct.

Conference

C

Dessert.   Medium, olive-green fruit.   Regular crops with firm, crisp texture, juicy fruit.   Self-fertile.   Pick late Sep.

Doyenne de Comice

D

Dessert.   Medium-large, golden-yellow, red-flushed fruit.   Aristocrat of all pears.   Superb taste & texture.    Pick mid-Oct.

Williams Bonne Chretien

C

Dessert/Cooker.   Large fruits turn golden-yellow with red streaks.  White, juicy flesh.   Pick Sep-Oct.

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PLUMS

Victoria

SF

Dessert/Cooking.   The most-well known plum with large pale red fruit and juicy yellow flesh.   Self-fertile.   Pick & use late Aug.

Marjorie’s Seedling

SF

Dessert/Cooker.   A large, purple plum with yellow flesh.   Excellent cooker but sweet to eat when fully ripe.   Pick Oct. Self-fertile.

Czar

SF

Dessert/Cooker.   Medium, dark purple fruit.   Yellow flesh has good acidic flavour.   Self-fertile and one of the most popular.   Pick & use Oct.

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BLACKBERRIES

£5.00

Merton Thornless

Spine free. Good flavour, ready late August.

Waldo

Spine free.  Large crops of flavoursome fruits.

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BLACKCURRANTS

£4.00

Ben Sarek

Early to mid-season variety with compact growth and a sweet flavour.   Pick mid July.

Ben Lomond

Mid-season variety with high yields.   Pick late July-August.

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BLUEBERRIES

£9.00

GOOSEBERRIES

Hinonmaki Red

A red-fruited variety, which is sweet and mildew resistant.   Pick late July.

£4.50

Hinonmaki Yellow

Yellow fruits with superb flavour. Mildew resistant.   Pick late July.

£4.50

Invicta

This variety is more suited to cooking.   Good mildew resistance.  Pick late July.

£4.50

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JOSTABERRY

A blackcurrant/gooseberry cross with large, black fruits.   Resistant to mildew.   Pick July.

£5.00

SUMMER RASPBERRIES

£12.00 for 10

Glen Clova

Earliest variety with good yields.

Glen Ample

Mid-season, summer-fruiting with good flavour.  

Glen Doll

Late season fruiting.   Bright red fruits on spine-free canes.

Tulameen

New variety, which provides late season, summer raspberries.   Large fruits with good flavour.

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AUTUMN RASPBERRIES

£12.00 for 10

Autumn Bliss

The best autumn variety.   Lots of fruit from August to October.

Polka

New variety with good flavour, deep-red fruits.   Pick from late July.

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REDCURRANT

£4.00

Laxton No. 1

Long-established variety, which provides good flavour and yields.

RHUBARB (Potted)

£4.00

Timperley Early

Good, early variety ideal for forcing.   Good flavour.

Victoria

Later variety, which is very popular.