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 Plant list: Tree fruit
Tree fruit is exactly that – fruits on trees. This includes apples, pears, plums, peaches, apricots etc. Remember, they’ll all need some winter pruning.
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| Latin name: | | Malus sylvestris var. domestica ‘Cox’s Orange Pippin’ |
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| Common name: | | Apple |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 2m to 4m x 2m to 4m (6.6ft to 13.1ft) |
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| Description: | |
This classic apple which has green-red fruit, fruits in mid-season. Fruit are crisp and store well if kept dry, cool and dark. Different rootstocks will give different sized trees – select the one appropriate to the amount of space you have.
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| Latin name: | | Malus sylvestris var. domestica ‘Kidd’s Orange Red’ |
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| Common name: | | Apple |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 2m to 4m x 2m to 4m (6.6ft to 13.1ft) |
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| Description: | |
A late harvesting cultivar with red fruit, which are very sweet. Different rootstocks will give different sized trees – select the one appropriate to the amount of space you have.
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| Latin name: | | Malus sylvestris var. domestica ‘Discovery’ |
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| Common name: | | Apple |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Mid-green |
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| Height and spread: | | 2m to 4m x 2m to 4m (6.6ft to 13.1ft) |
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| Description: | |
This is a delicious early cropping cultivar. Different rootstocks will give different sized trees – select the one appropriate to the amount of space you have.
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| Latin name: | | Prunus domestica |
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| Common name: | | Plum |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Bright green |
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| Height and spread: | | 2m to 4m x 2m to 4m (6.6ft to 13.1ft) |
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| Description: | |
Different rootstocks will give you different sized trees. ‘Pixy’ is the smallest, ‘Myrobbalan’ the tallest. Good plums include ‘Blue Rocket’ (early cropping), ‘Victoria’ (mid-season), and ‘Washington’ (late).
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| Latin name: | | Prunus avium |
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| Common name: | | Sweet Cherry |
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| Type of plant: | | Tree |
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| Hardiness: | | Hardy |
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| Flower colour: | | White |
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| Leaf colour: | | Bright green |
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| Height and spread: | | 7.5m x 7.5m (25ft x 25ft) |
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Fruit trees can be trained against walls, and this is a particularly effective technique with cherries, as it makes them mush easier to harvest. Try ‘Waterloo’ for an early crop, ‘Sunburst’ for mid-season, and ‘Stella’ for late.
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