Fruit : Fruit Tree Collection
Save £34.98 4 plants - 1 of each @ £28.98Catalogue Code: 16220 Despatch: April 2010 |
Hardy Fruit Trees
Ideal For: Border
Flowers: April, May
Create your own orchard and enjoy a wonderful selection of fresh fruits for years to come! Supplied as root wrapped plants on stems up to 1.2m (4'). Eventual height: 3m (9'). Rootstocks: (Apple – M26/ M9, Pear – Quince A, Plum – St. Julien/ Fernlinan)
- Collection comprises 1 each of:
- Cox's Orange Pippin - A delicious dessert apple with firm, juicy flesh. Ripens in October and keeps well into January.
- Golden Delicious - Yellowish-white flesh, wonderfully crisp and sharp. Ready for cropping in September, and will store until February.
- Conference Pear - A reliable cropper. Pick in September and these sweet juicy pears are ready for eating from October to November. Self fertile.
- Victoria Plum - Recommended for freezing, jam-making and desserts.
How to Grow
Fruit Tree Collection
- Plant fruit trees in a sunny border in any well drained soil. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost into the planting hole.
- Fruit trees should be fastened to a stake to prevent them from rocking in windy weather. Drive the stake into the ground prior to planting. Staking after planting may result in damage to the root ball of the tree.
- Fasten the tree to the stake using a tree tie, and water well.
- Aftercare
- In spring, while the ground is moist, apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the tree. This will help to retain moisture throughout the summer.
- Feed and water trees regularly throughout the summer, particularly during their first two years.
- Fruit trees do not suffer weed competition well. Keep weeds and grass clear from within a 30cm radius of base of the tree.
- Thin fruits in July to produce the largest, best quality fruits. Apple/ Pear – thin to two fruits per cluster. Plum – thin fruits by up to 75% to reduce the weight on branches.
- Apple and pear trees should be pruned in winter; however pruning of plums should be delayed until summer to reduce the risk of bacterial infections.