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Fruit Trees

Besides the varieties listed below we also grow a wide range of heritage Cherries and from the Westcountry and mainly the Tamar Valley. List available. flowering group Adam's Red-brown, rich, aromatic, nutty flavour, Oct-Mar dessert 2 excellent keeper. Bardsey Survivor of monks' ancient orchard on Welsh Island of Bardsey. Sweet, cooks to froth. Sept-Oct cook 2 Yellow flushed orange. Sweet nutty flavour. Keeps well. Oct-Jan cook/des. 3T Bountiful Soft, juicy, light and sweet when cooked. Slices retain their shape. Disease resistant Sept-Nov cook/des. 2 Bramley 20 20% less vigorous than Bramley Seedling, making a more manageable tree. Oct-Mar cook 3T Charles Ross Orange-red flush. Sweet eater that also bakes well. Disease resistant. Sept-Dec cook/des. 3 Cobra Cox x Bramley. Fine dessert flavour, tangy Sept-Dec cook/des. 3 cooking quality. Requires little sugar. Identical to Bramley Seedling with red skin. Oct-Mar cook 3T Bright red, crip,juicy, hint of strawberry. Aug dessert 3 Sweet and firm with rich nutty flavour. Oct-Dec dessert 2 Epicure Red striped greenish yellow.Sweet and juicy. Heavy crops, high quality. Aug-Sept dessert 3 Large, early fruit. Cooks to a sharp puree Sept-Nov cook 3 Howgate Wonder Large, red striped yellow. Sweet and juicy. Light taste. Oct cook-des 3 Red flushed pale green. Crisp, juicy. Excellent, intense flavour. Sept-Oct dessert 3 Kidd's Orange Red Heavily flushed red. Sweet, crisp and aro- matic. Good Cox alternative for this area. Oct-Jan dessert 3 Lanes Prince Albert Shining green flushed red. Cooks to lemon puree. Oct-Mar dessert 4 Limelight Clear yellow-green. Heavy crops of sweet, crisp, refreshing fruit. Disease resistant. Sept-Nov dessert 3 Bright striped red, moderately sweet, aromatic, with a hint of strawberry. Sept-Nov dessert 2 Large, yellow and scarlet. Cooks to juicy mild puree. Fruity eater later in season. Oct-Mar cook/des. 5 Orleans Yellow flushed red. Nutty and aromatic, firm sweet flesh. Good baked apple. Oct-Jan cook/des. 4 Peasgood Nonsuch Largest dessert apple. Pale green, striped red. Juicy fresh. Delicious puree. Sept-Dec cook/des. 3 Princesse New heavy cropping russet. Excellent flavour. Easier to grow than Egremont. Sept-Nov dessert 3 Red Devil Deep scarlet skin, red stained flesh.Straw- berry flavour, pink juice. Sept dessert 3 Red Falstaff Sweet red fruit, crisp and juicy. Frost resistant. Heavy crops, keeps well. Oct dessert 3SF Red Windsor Superb, red Cox-flavoured. Frost hardy, self-fertile and heavy cropping. Sept-Oct dessert 2SF Rev. W. Wilks Large yellow fruit. Cooks to sweet lemon puree. Best early cooker. Aug cook 3 Sweet, aromatic and crisp. Hardy and disease resistant. Oct-Jan dessert 2T Rosette New apple with pink speckled pattern that penetrates the flesh.Compact. Heavy crops. Aug dessert 2 Dark red, sweet, crisp and refreshing. Oct-Jan dessert 3 Sunrise Bright red good sized fruit with soft white juicy flesh. Excellent Sept-Nov dessert 3 Similar to Cox but more disease resistant. Sharp, intense flavour. Heavy cropper. Sept-Dec dessert 3 William Crump Orange-red flush. Rich, intense and aromatic. Oct-Jan dessert 3 Winter Gem Heavy cropping, pink flushed, rich and aromatic. Exceptional quality. Oct-Mar dessert 3 Orange-red, firm, juicy, and very sweet, with strawberry flavour. Sept-Oct dessert 3

Apricot Goldcot Golden yellow. Crops well, disease-resistant Early Aug. Dessert SF Cherry Morello Large, dark red, cooking cherry. Hardy and reliable. Ideal for a north wall. late July cooking SF Stella Large,dark red, sweet, juicy, reliable cherry with good flavour;. late July dessert SF Summer Sun Red, firm and crunchy with exquisite flavour. Very hardy. Good in unfavourable areas. late July dessert semi-SF Sunburst Large black fruit with great flavour and texture. late July dessert SF Sweetheart Very precocious, firm, with good flavour. Good pollinator. late Aug dessert SF Damson Merryweather Large fruit. Reliable heavy crops late Sept. des/cook 3SF Shropshire Prune Small fruit with intense flavour. mid sept. cook 3SF Fig Brown Turkey Large, brown, fruit with rich, sugary, red flesh and compact habit. Aug/Sept dessert SF Kadota Medium sized yellow fruit with orange flesh. Rich sugary flavour. Aug/Sept dessert SF Gage Cambridge Gage Small, yellowish-green, juicy fruit. Reliable, heavy cropper. late Aug. dessert 3SF Early Transparent Very sweet, golden melting flesh. Regular cropper. early Aug dessert 3SF Oullins Golden Large, golden yellow, delicious flavour. Pick early for cooking. mid Aug cook/des 4SF Medlar Nottingham Attractive, flat-topped, small tree. Flowers large , white. Fruit eaten with wine, port and cheese, or made into excellent jelly. Oct cook-des SF Royal Smaller fruit than Nottingham, but better flavour Oct cook-des SF Mirabelle Golden Sphere Large yellow translucent fruit with golden partially flesh and sweet plummy flavour. early Sept dessert SF1 Gypsy Large bright red fruit with orange flesh. partially Flavour is sugary and rich. early Sept dessert SF1 Ruby Largest fruit, sweet peach flavour, red flesh. early Sept dessert partially SF1 Nectarine Humboldt Orange flesh and richly flavoured. Free flowering late Aug dessert SF Lord Napier Large, white flesh, melting and juicy. early Aug dessert SF Nut Cosford (filbert) Large nut of excellent flavour.Good pollinator

Gunslebert (cob) Medium-large nut , strong flavour. Heavy cropper. Pollinated by Cosford and most others. Maron de Lyon A compact tree to 10m. Fruiting from an (chestnut) early age. Oct/Nov dessert SF Broadview Walnut Compact tree, fruiting at early age. October dessert SF Franquette Walnut Superb quality, late season nut, large with thin shell. Strong grower. Pollinated by Broadview Peach Rochester Crimson with yellow flesh. Rich intense flavour. Hand pollination necessary. mid Aug dessert SF Peregrine White flesh, intense flavour, heavy cropping early Aug dessert SF Beth Pale green to pale yellow with smooth skin. Small, sweet and juicy. Good cropper. Sept dessert 3 Beurre Hardy Tender, juicy, rosewater flavour. Good crop- per. Good on poor soils. Sept-Oct dessert 4 Concorde Medium-large fruit.Green turning yellow with russetting. Sweet, juicy, heavy crops. Sept-Nov dessert SF4 Conference Medium size, yellowish-green with russet- ting. Sweet and juicy. Good cropper. Sept-Nov dessert 3 Moonglow Bright lemon skin. Similar to Williams but with finer texture and flavour. Aug-Sept dessert 3 Onward Medium, greenish yellow, pink flush or heavy russet. Sweet, rich, juicy flavour. Sept-Oct dessert 4 Williams' Medium-large, pale green to yellow.very juicy and sweet. Regular good cropper. Aug-Sept dessert 3 Plum Czar Medium, dark purple with yellow flesh. early Aug cook/des SF3 Reliable cropper. Guinevere Large, very heavy-cropping purple plum of above average quality. mid Sept dessert SF3 Herman Medium, blue/black, freestone. Excellent quality. late July cook/des SF2 Jubilee Similar in appearance and flavour to Vic- toria, but one week earlier. Excellent. mid Aug dessert SF3 Marjories Large, good quality, purple plum. The latest variety. Heavy cropper. late Sept cook/des SF5 Medium, redish-purple with superb flavour late July dessert SF3 Victoria Heavy crops of bright red fruit late Aug cook/des SF3

Serbian Gold High quality variety. Healthy. Oct cook SF Vranja Large, pale green-yellow fruit, similar to Meech's Prolific. October cook SF Grape Lakemont Seedless, very large, yellow grapes with good Muscat flavour. Dessert and wine. Indoor and out. Phoenix Large, white, Muscat type. Heavy yield. Dessert and wine SF--- self fertile T---triploid (needs two pollinators)

Prices Apples----Maiden £15.95, 2yr £18.95, espallier £34.95 Apricot----£23.95 Cherries---On Gisela 5 rootstock (3m) £23.95 Damsons £19.95 on St. Julian A rootstock, £22.95 on Pixy rootstock Fig---£9.95 Gages----£19.95 on St Julian A rootstock. £22.95 on Pixy rootstock.Medlark Medlar----Maiden £15.95, 2yr £22.95 Mirabelles---£19.95 on St. Julian A rootstock, £20.95 on Pixy rootstock. Nectarine----£23.95 Filbert and Cob Nuts---£15.95. Chestnuts £21.95, Walnuts £39.95 Peach----£23.95 Pears----Maidens £13.95, 2yr £18.95. Plums---£19.95 on St. Julian A rootstock, £22.95 on Pixy rootstock. Quince--- £19.95

Grapes---£11.95.

We have small numbers of espallier and step-over apples, a few espallier pears.