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As a family business with over 50 years experience, we at Ken Muir pride ourselves on providing only the highest quality fruit trees, soft fruits, canes and vines. Our reputation has been built on this and many of our customers have remained loyal throughout the years. One of our key aims is to share our knowledge and expertise in this rewarding area and help even the most novice of gardeners feel comfortable in growing their own fruit.

Our friendly staff operate from our farm and are only too pleased to answer any fruit growing questions that you may have, either before, during or after the ordering process. Indeed, we are so confident that

Welcome to Ken Muir to Ken Welcome you will enjoy growing our products that we provide a free after-sales advisory service together with a no quibble 6 month guarantee on all of our stock.

Roger Muir, son of the founder of the business, is happy to talk to you about any aspects of fruit growing – from planting out, feeding and pruning - or any other questions you may have. This advice is completely free of charge and Roger is contactable on Monday’s and Friday’s between 10am and 4pm on our usual telephone number - 01255 830181. Please note that at certain times of the year he is extremely busy and attending shows - so all queries will be dealt with in dated order.

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We at Ken Muir are renowned for our strawberry displays and regularly attend a number of horticultural and county shows. We have exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show since 1970 and have accumulated over 31 medals which include 13 RHS Gold Medals.

A real family business - early years of strawberry picking on the farm A passion from a young age, Ken and his children in one of the greenhouses

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19th - 24th March End of Season Sale Visit us for our end of season sale offering discounts on potted trees and selected bare rooted canes. This offer is available for personal visitors only.

22nd - 26th May Chelsea Flower Show

7th - 8th June Suffolk Show

14th July Tendring Hundred Show

26th - 28th October Tasting Festival Offering discounts on many containerised trees, plus over 20 varieties of fruit for tasting. Opening times 10.30am - 4pm.

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41 Accessories 15 Crimean Cherry Plums 47 Order Form 06 04 Dates for your diary 16 Peaches, Nectarines & Apricots 22 Aronia Berry 30 Dwarf Hops 12 Pears 30 Asparagus 40 Fertiliser and Root Formation Aids 13 Plums, Gages, Damsons 38 Bio-Friendly Gardening 31 Figs 18 Quince & Medlars 20 Blackberries & Hybrids 22 Goji Berries 22 Raspberries 26 Blackcurrants & Jostaberry 24 Gooseberries, Red & White Currants 06 Ready Trained Trees 20 Black Mulberries 37 Gourmet Mushroom Logs 24 Rhubarb 27 Blueberries & Bilberries 28 Grapes 32 Strawberries 11 Apples 36 Hedging 35 Strawberry Accessories 15 Cherries 44 How to find us 31 Sweet Almonds 19 Cobnuts & Filberts 29 Kiwi Fruit 45 Terms & Conditions 11 Crab Apples 21 Lingonberry 19 Truffle Trees 28 Cranberries 06 Minarettes 18 Walnuts

A guide to our new icons

To help you decide the best variety for your garden, we have a series of symbols picking out the key qualities of each plant that will help you. Each one is explained below.

SEP SEP SEP SF Early Mid Late These varieties will pollinate Indicates that this plant has themselves. received the RHS Award of Indicates the month when the Garden Merit. fruit will be ready for picking. MAR B The storage month is an B approximate guide depending These varieties are particularly All fruits are separated into on picking time and storage easy to grow, have good pollination groups, starting with conditions. disease resistance and the earliest flowering varieties as group A and so on. are suitable for growing nationwide. Varieties in the same group PP will usually cross pollinate one another. Varieties in adjacent Indicates that the plant is pot pollination groups will also serve grown and available to mail as pollinators for one another. throughout the year. This variety is also available as a Minarette. Please add an M to the product code.

Triploid varieties will not act Indicates that this plant has as a pollinator. been bred in the UK.

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Apples Minarettes - Minarettes are slender, columnar variety to indicate a Minarette is required. ie The fruit trees which bear their fruit on short spurs product code for a Minarette “” is 937M. along the length of a vertical stem rather than on long spreading branches. They are perfect Ready Trained Trees - We have a selection for today’s smaller gardens because they can be of stepover, espalier and fan trained trees planted as close as 60-90cm (2-3 ft) apart as well which are ideal for covering walls and fences, as being ideal for growing in tubs or on balconies. or with stepovers make an eye-catching edging When mature, Minarettes are 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft) tall to a border or pathway. Trained trees make an and crop prolifically. attractive and productive space and will create an instant effect in your garden. A large range of apple, pear, plum, gage, damson and cherry varieties are available in Minarette For details on Minarettes, family and ready trained form and these are denoted by the M symbol. tree varieties please refer to our website or call Please add a M after the product code of the 01255 830181 for availability and prices. Apples

Minarettes Dessert Apples Braeburn - This late variety is becoming extremely popular. The fruit is refreshing, crisp and juicy. Requires a sunny position. Code: 937

Chivers Delight - An attractive late apple raised about 1920. Heavy crops of crisp, sweet juicy fruits, with a honeyed flavour. Code: 933

NEW! Christmas Pippin - A crisp, sweet, cox-like apple that has a flesh that simply melts in the mouth and leaves a pleasant, but subtle honey Ken Muir’s apple trees are usually grafted on M26 aftertaste. Code: 9619 semi-dwarfing rootstocks making them most suitable for bush trees, cordons and espaliers. Bush apple trees on M26 grow to 2.5m-3.5m (8-12ft) in height and should be spaced 3-4.5m Cox (Self fertile clone) - Considered the (10-15ft) apart. finest flavoured English apple. Requires good soil conditions. Code: 900 Apples are separated into pollination groups according to when they flower, starting with the earliest flowering varieties as group A, group B - A well flavoured, crisp, early apple a little later and so on. Varieties within the same with a surprisingly long shelf life. Bears heavy pollination group will usually cross pollinate one regular crops. The blossom shows good tolerance another as they flower at the same time. Varieties to frost. Code: 905 in adjacent pollination groups will also serve as pollinators for one another. Triploids will not act as a pollinator.

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James Grieve - An early, heavy and regular cropper. Melting flesh with excellent flavour. Flower is resistant to frost damage. Partially self Heavy fertile. Code: 908 yields!

Katy - This early variety gives heavy yields of very attractive apples. The fruit is crisp and heavily flushed with bright red. Code: 915 - The classic with a rich, sweet, nutty flavour. A heavy, regular cropper. Good disease resistance. Code: 906 Kidd’s Orange Red - One of the finest flavoured late dessert apples, sweet and aromatic. Produces good crops of medium sized fruits. Code: 993 Falstaff* - One of the heaviest cropping varieties, highly recommended for every garden. The flesh is crisp and juicy and has a very good flavour. Frost Laxton’s Superb - This heavy cropping late resistant. Code: 994 dessert apple will grow where Cox fails to thrive. The flesh is very sweet, finely textured and juicy with a Cox-like flavour. Code: 995 (Red Pippin*) - An excellent late apple with a rich and refreshing Cox-like flavour. A reliable cropper and excellent keeper. Heavy crops of Meridian* - Crisp and juicy with a sweet, medium-large apples. Partially self fertile. Code: 917 balanced, aromatic flavour. Code: 939

Gala - A highly coloured late apple, with a sweet Pixie - The fruits are yellow with red stripes and flavour often reminiscent of pear drops. Crisp and an orange/red flush. Finely flavoured, intensely juicy. Suitable for the north. Code: 914 rich and aromatic with a good balance of sugar and acidity. Code: 9585

Greensleeves* - A mid season crisp, green apple of excellent quality. Hardy and reliable. Chivers Delight Good disease resistance. Crops heavily. Suitable for growing countrywide. Code: 911

Raised about 1920! Herefordshire Russet* - Excellent quality, heavy cropping with a rich aromatic flavour. Code: 9581

NEW! - Produces good sized fruit, and is extremely cold hardy with excellent keeping qualities. Code: 9618

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Apples Tydeman’s Late Orange - This Cox cross is intensely rich and aromatic, with a perfect balance of sugar and acidity. Heavy cropping. Code: 9586

Winter Gem - Produces very heavy crops of large, pink-flushed fruits. Crisp and juicy. The flavour is excellent, rich and aromatic. An excellent garden variety. Code: 932

Don’t forget to add tree ties, Scrumptious stakes and rootgrow to your order! Fruit trees do require staking for the first few years Rajka - This new heavy cropping apple has been of their life, we also strongly recommend the use of bred for its disease resistance as well as its flavour. Rootgrow™ when planting to encourage strong root It produces medium sized deep red fruit which have growth and aid establishment. For more information a sweet, yet tangy flavour with a hint of strawberry. see pages 40-41. A good choice for organic gardeners. Code: 940

Red Devil - Excellent for organic gardeners. The highly decorative bright red fruits tinge the flesh pink. Crisp and juicy. Excellent flavour, Easy to grow! reminiscent of strawberries. Code: 934

Red Windsor (Sweet Lillibet)* - This apple has a superb flavour and does not suffer from any of the problems associated with Cox. Frost hardy and very heavy cropping. Code: 935

Scrumptious* - Named ‘Scrumptious’ for its wonderful complexity of flavours. It is frost hardy and suitable for planting in all areas of the U.K. Code 971

Price of Apples Sunset - The crisp fruits are intensely flavoured Quantity 1 and aromatic. Easy to grow and a reliable Price £20.50 cropper. Code: 919 Minarettes £23.95

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Cobra Broadholme Beauty - An excellent, naturally sweet apple, ideal for diabetics as it does not require added sugar. It also has an extraordinarily thin skin. It has good disease resistance. Code: 9584

Charles Ross - This mid season dual-purpose variety is crisp, juicy, sweet and aromatic. When cooked, the flesh stays fairly intact with a sweet flavour. Fairly resistant to scab. Code: 992

Excellent early cooker! Cobra - Cobra is an excellent early cooker, it has a refreshing, acidic, tangy quality for a multiple of culinary uses, requiring little added sugar. Code: 9588 Culinary & Dual Purpose Apples Arthur Turner - A large early cooker with Howgate Wonder - A very large fruited late especially beautiful blossom. Fairly resistant to cooker. The flesh is fine and juicy and breaks up scab. An excellent baker. Partially self fertile. almost completely when cooked. Fruit stores Code: 928 well. Code: 951

Bardsey - Fruits are striped pink and Lord Derby - A prolific and regular cropper. Good have a distinct scent of lemon. When eaten as flavour. Stays intact when cooked. Resistant to a dessert apple, they are crisp, sweet and juicy. scab. Partially self fertile. Code: 929 Code: 9587

Bountiful - A late variety producing heavy crops Bardsey of large, sweet, good flavoured apples. Cooks to a yellow fluff. In late winter it can be eaten as a dessert apple. Code: 954 Distinct lemon scent!

Bramley’s Seedling - The fruits are large with Sunset a juicy, acid flavour. Cooks to a pale, cream fluff. Heavy cropping. Code: 950

Original Bramley - A pure and exact replication of the mother of all cooking apples. Each tree will be supplied with a special label of provenance. Code: 950B

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Apples D’Arcy Spice - The fruit is richly aromatic, with a nice balance of sweetness and acidity. Code: 926

Newton Wonder - One of the best cookers with an extremely good fruity flavour. When baked it has a creamy texture and requires very little sugar. Code: 9612 Good flavour! - Sweet and juicy with an aromatic flavour, slightly reminiscent of pear drops. Code: 966

Worcester - Popular garden apple. It Heritage Apples produces a reliable crop of delicious orange-red Today, we inherit the history of several thousand fruit. The firm, juicy flesh is very sweet with a varieties of apple that have been considered strong strawberry flavour. Code: 921 worthy of a name. We are delighted to offer a selection of varieties from the past. Due to limited availability we would advise that you order early. Price of Apples Adam’s Pearmain - Produces heavy crops of Quantity 1 high quality apples which have a rich, aromatic Price £20.50 and nutty flavour. The tree has good scab resistance, making it a good choice for wet areas. Minarettes £23.95 Code: 9610

Worcester Pearmain Beauty of Bath - The fruits are yellow with a bright red flush and have a full flavour, sweet with a slight tang. Code: 9615 Very popular variety!

Blenheim Orange - This old favourite is one of the best dual-purpose apples. Crisp with an excellent nutty flavour. Good Mildew resistance. Code: 931

Bloody Ploughman - A dessert/cider variety with blood red fruits that are crisp and juicy. When very ripe, the fruits are blood red. Code: 9617

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Cider is one of our nation’s oldest drinks. Ken Muir’s cider apples are grafted on MM106 Heavy semi-dwarfing rootstocks. They will grow cropping! to 3.5-4.5m (10-15ft) in height and spread. Please see our website for our full range of fruit presses. - The most reliable variety producing a high quality, sweet, astringent juice and bitter-sweet cider. Heavy cropping. Code: 968

Cider Apples - Produces sweet astringent juice and cider of medium-sweet character. Heavy Price of Cider Apples cropping. Code: 967 Quantity 1 Price £23.50 Crab Apples

Crab apples are probably the most popular flowering trees and can be used as universal Pink Glow pollinators for apple trees. They are grafted on a M26 rootstock and grow to a height of 2.5-3.5m (8-12ft). They also make a lovely jelly.

Harry Baker - This very special variety has exceptionally large, dark pink flowers combined with large ruby red fruit, with a deep pink flesh lasting into mid October. Code: 9910

John Downie - Snowed under in early spring with a mass of lovely pink budded white flowers, followed by beautiful clusters of conical orange- scarlet fruit of refreshing flavour. Code: 989 Makes a Laura* - Produces bright red fruit and makes superb jelly! a superb full flavoured jelly. The tree is very compact, ideal for the patio. Code: 988 Price of Crab Apples Pink Glow - Produces bright pink fruits that Quantity 1 look like large plums and makes a superb jelly. Price £23.50 Highly recommended. Code: 9913 Minarettes £23.95

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Glou Morceau - One of the best dessert pears. Good crops of medium to large fruits with white flesh, very smooth texture and an Sweet, juicy excellent flavour. Requires a sheltered position. texture! Code: 866

Humbug Humbug - This is an unusual green, yellow and pink striped pear, with a sweet juicy texture. Pears are juicy and delicious but more Code: 870 temperamental than apples. In more favoured areas of the country they can be grown as bush trees in the open but elsewhere it is better to grow them in restricted forms such as Minarettes, Invincible* delwimor - Heavy cropping Cordons and Espaliers. Bush pears on Quince ‘A’ variety, very hardy and reliable. Fruits are very grow to 2.5-3.5m (8-12ft) in height and spread large and can be used for dessert and culinary and should be spaced 3-4.5m (10-15ft) apart. purposes. Code: 8690

Beth - A small-medium sized early pear with a rich, sweet flavour. Flesh is melting, fine and Onward - One of the best early dessert pears. creamy. Crops very freely. Highly recommended. Sweet flavour and creamy white, melting, juicy Code: 860 flesh. Medium-large sized fruit. Will not pollinate Comice. Code: 864

Beurre Hardy - One of the best garden varieties, raised about 1820. Flesh is white, smooth, juicy, sweet and aromatic. Produces Concorde heavy crops given a good position. Code: 867

Concorde* - This late variety produces large sized pears with excellent flavour and firm flesh. A heavy cropper, even on young trees. Code: 862

Conference - The most widely grown late pear due to its reliability. Produces long, narrow fruits. Heavy Firm flesh, pleasant flavour. Partially self fertile cropper! Code: 861

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Williams’ Bon Chrétien - This early pear is of excellent sweet flavour. Flesh is white, soft and very juicy. Crops regularly but not heavily. Excellent, sweet Code: 865 flavour!

Dwarf Pear Terrace Pearl - Reaching a height of 1.2m 4ft) after ten years, Terrace Pearl is hardy, reliable and easy to manage. The large green fruits are sweet and juicy. Code: 856

Price of Pears Quantity 1 Price £20.55 Minarettes £23.95 Williams’ Bon Chrétien Dwarf Pear £29.55

Plums, Gages and Damsons

Ken Muir’s plum trees are grafted on St Julien ‘A’ rootstock, making them most suitable for bush Blue Tit trees, pyramids and fans. Bush plum trees on St Julien ‘A’ grow to 12-15ft in height and should be spaced 12-15ft apart. One of the best garden varieties! Plums Blue Tit - One of the best garden varieties. Very good-flavoured, juicy, dessert/culinary plum. Crops heavily and reliably. Very hardy. Code: 593

Coe’s Golden Drop - Large yellow dessert plum of the finest quality. Very juicy and very sweet. Excellent, rich, apricot-like flavour. Requires a pollinator. Code: 581

Czar - The most popular culinary plum. A reliable cropper, resistant to frost. Code: 582

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Czar Early Transparent Gage - A gage for the connoisseur producing small, golden, juicy fruits suitable for all purposes. Excellent rich flavour. Cropping heavy and reliable. Code 590

Green Gage - The old-fashioned Green Gage. Small yellowish-green fruits. Very juicy, rich and aromatic. Ideal for all purposes. Requires a sheltered site. Code 594 Most popular culinary plum! Plums, Gages and Damsons Plums, Oullins Golden Gage - Dessert/culinary gage of sweet flavour. Produces large, yellow fruits. Jubilee - Similar to Victoria in flavour and Code 584 appearance but with much larger fruits. Code: 591 Damsons Marjorie’s Seedling - A late dessert/culinary - An excellent all plum. Large, purple, juicy fruit with a sweet, rich Merryweather Damson round performer producing large, juicy fruits for flavour. Resistant to disease. Very heavy cropping. dessert/culinary use. Code 588 Code: 583

Opal - An early dessert plum producing medium- Prune Damson (Shropshire Damson) Excellent flavour. Heavy cropping. Code 586 sized red fruits. Excellent flavour, superior to Victoria. Heavy cropping and very reliable. Code: 585 Price of Plums, Gages and Damsons Quantity 1 Victoria - The most popular dessert/culinary plum. Large juicy fruits. Very reliable and heavy Price £21.75 cropping. Frost resistant. Code: 587 Minarettes £23.95

Gages Prune Damson Cambridge Gage - An excellent flavoured gage, small fruits, yellow-green and very juicy. Excellent Partially self fertile. Code: 580 flavour!

Denniston’s Superb (Imperial Gage) Hardy and reliable with sweet, transparent flesh. Produces heavy crops. Code 589

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These are hybrids between plums and cherry plums. They will pollinate each other and have been selected for their late flowering period to coincide with the early flowers of Victoria. Gypsy - Large, dark fruits with an orangey flesh. Firm and juicy with a sugary, rich flavour. Code: 5981

Sugary, rich flavour! Golden Sphere - The large yellow, almost translucent fruit are a spectacular sight. Firm and juicy with a good fresh ‘plum’ flavour. Code 5980 Gypsy

Price of Cherry Plums Ruby - The largest fruit of the cherry plums with exceptionally sweet peach flavoured flesh. Quantity 1 Partially self fertile. Code: 5982 Price £26.00 Minarette £26.50 Cherries

Ken Muir’s trees are grafted onto the new dwarfing rootstock Gisela and reach around 2m (6ft 6in). Cherokee Acid cherries do not grow as large as sweet cherries and are grafted onto the Colt rootstock so that the ultimate height is the same. Sweet Cherries Celeste* - Naturally very compact - ideal for growing in pots. Large fruits of excellent eating quality. Code: 573

Cherokee - A high-quality dessert cherry with large dark red, almost black, fruits of excellent flavour. Heavier yielding than Stella. Code: 567

Merton Glory - Very large fruit with a red flush, sweet and very juicy with an excellent flavour. Large, dark red Heavy cropping. Requires a pollinator (any dessert fruits! cherry in our catalogue will suffice). Code: 569

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Sunburst - A high quality, dark red dessert cherry. The fruits are very large and will store very well for a short period. Excellent flavour. Code: 568

Sweetheart* - This dark red dessert cherry is very heavy cropping. Excellent flavour. Code: 5741

Acid Cherries Merton Glory Morello - This is excellent for cooking but not sweet enough for dessert. The fruits are large, Penny* - This dessert cherry is a very regular round and dark red. It crops heavily and regularly. cropper with exceptionally large, firm and well Code: 565 flavoured fruits. Requires a pollinator (any dessert cherry in our catalogue will suffice). Code: 5740

Price of Cherries 1 Stella - A good quality, dark red dessert cherry Quantity less prone to bacterial canker than many other Price £23.75 varieties. Code: 562 Minarettes £23.95

Peaches, Nectarines and Apricots

Peaches and nectarines are best grown as a fan against a south, south west or west facing wall Alfred or fence. They need a space of at least 3.5m (12ft) wide by 1.9m (6ft) high. They can also be grown as a bush tree, reaching 3.5-4.5m (12-15ft) in Less prone to height and spread. die-back! Peaches on St. Julien ‘A’ Peregrine - One of the best flavoured varieties with juicy white flesh. Crops well and reliably. Code: 360

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Rochester - Large yellow-fleshed variety that crops heavily and is the most reliable peach for growing outdoors. Very good flavour. Code: 361

Saturne - A peento (flat) peach from China with a very good honey taste and white flesh. Extremely sweet and juicy. Beautiful pink blossom. Code: 369

Nectarines on St Julien ‘A’ Lord Napier - Richly flavoured nectarine with pale green flesh. Ripens early August - early Most reliable enough to be grown outdoors. Code: 362 outdoor peach!

NEW! Pineapple - Produces large highly aromatic fruits with a rich yellow flesh and an Rochester outstanding flavour. Code: 367 Patio Trees Apricots on St Julien ‘A’ Reaching a maximum height of 4-5ft after 10 years, dwarf trees are easy to manage and can Alfred - Flesh is of excellent flavour and be grown in a container. moderately juicy. Less prone to die-back than other varieties. Code: 365 Bonanza - Large, juicy, yellow fleshed peaches. Excellent flavour. Code: 371

Moorpark - Reliable and the most commonly grown apricot in England. Firm, juicy orange flesh Nectarella - Large, juicy, richly flavoured of good flavour. Code: 366 nectarines. Code: 370

Goldcot - Does well in our unpredictable climate Aprigold - Produces lots of single white flowers and is resistant to ‘leaf spot’. Produces golden in the spring followed by large orange apricots. yellow freestone fruits. Code: 377 Code: 374

Tomcot - Produces very large fruits with a strong Price of Peaches, Nectarines and Apricots red blush. The fruits have a sweet, aromatic flavour. Code: 3672 Quantity 1 Price £23.30 Tomcot £30.50 Bonanza and Nectarella £21.50 Aprigold £27.50

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Quince and Medlars are best grown as bushes which will grow to about 3.5-4.5m (12-15ft) in Meech’s Prolific height and should be planted 3.5-4.5m (12-15ft) apart. Meech’s Prolific - This quince produces fairly large, pear-shaped, golden yellow fruits of excellent flavour. It is vigorous and often bears

Quince and Medlars fruit after just three years. Code: 200

Nottingham - Considered the best flavoured medlar. Produces very heavy crops of medium sized fruit and will produce a good crop when the tree is just three years old. Code: 198

Price of Quince and Medlars Excellent flavour! Quantity 1 Price £22.95

Walnuts

Walnut trees will reach a height of 8m (25ft) in 20 Early, heavy years and will grow in a variety of soils, providing it is deep, fertile and well drained. Sweet chestnuts cropper! do well on light, sandy soils and reach a height of 10m (33ft) after 20 years. Both walnuts and sweet chestnuts can have their height restricted by using a Root Control Bag (see page 43) and are harvested in the autumn. Broadview - This walnut comes into cropping earlier than any other variety. The tree itself is compact and slow growing. Heavy cropping. Code: 116N

Sweet Chestnuts Broadview Marron de Lyon - This old French variety Price of Walnuts produces large chestnuts at a very early age. Compact habit of tree growth. Code: 117N Quantity 1 Broadview £33.85 Marron de Lyon £25.35

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Two varieties are needed to ensure good pollination and should be planted next to one another. The Kentish Cob trees can be kept down to a height of 1.8-2.4m (6ft-8ft) and should be spaced 4.5m (15ft) apart. Cosford - Large, oblong cobnut. Bright yellow catkins. Heavy cropping. Makes a vigorous tree. Good flavour. Code: 105N Heavy cropper! Kentish Cob (Lambert’s Filbert) - Although called a cob, this is a filbert. Very long, large nuts of good flavour. Short, yellow/green catkins. Heavy cropping. Code: 110N

Red Filbert - This filbert has striking, long claret red catkins, rich purple foliage and delicious purple skinned fruits. Code: 110RN

Delicious Price of Cobnuts and Filberts fruits! Quantity 1 Price £19.95 Red Filbert

Truffle Trees

Truffles grow well in the UK climate, preferring an Truffle Trees alkaline soil with a PH of around 7.3 or 8.3, but can be started in containers in the garden. We are offering hazel saplings which have had their roots impregnated by summer truffle spores and should Grows wellUK! in the start developing truffles in as little as 4-5 years after planting. Supplied in 9cm pots and approximately 50-75cm high on dispatch growing to 2-2.5 metres. Each tree comes with a certificate. Code: TRUF

Price of Truffle Trees Quantity 1 Price £27.95

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Mulberries do best in a warm, sheltered area and are slow growing, taking about 8 to 10 years to King James I come into cropping. A mature tree will reach 20-30ft, but can be contained using a Root Early cropper! Control Bag (see page 43). They can be eaten fresh or cooked and used to make jelly and wine. Black Mulberries King James I - Dating back to the early 17th Century, this variety has large and succulent fruit with an intensely rich flavour. Code: 196KJ

Price of Black Mulberries Quantity 1 Price £28.95 Blackberries and Hybrids

A selection of these fruits can provide fresh berries from early July until the first severe frosts occur in Fantasia - Exclusive to Ken Muir, Fantasia the autumn. All freeze well and make excellent jam. produces outstanding crops of extremely With good management they will yield heavy crops large berries with an excellent wild blackberry for 15-20 years. flavour. With average yields of around 36kg (80lbs) it was once grown and supplied to Black Butte - Noted for its exceptional fruit Marks and Spencers. The canes are vigorous, size the fruits are winter hardy and the canes are thick and thorny. Ripens August onwards. thorny. Ripens early July to mid August. Requires Requires 4.5m (15ft) of wall space. Code: 133 1.8m (6ft) of wall space. Code: 1351

Boysenberry (Thornless) - This hybrid Japanese Wineberry - Also known as the yields heavy crops of large berries with a wild Chinese Blackberry. The berries are golden blackberry flavour. Freezes well and makes yellow, sweet and juicy turning wine red when wonderful jam. Ripens from end of July. Requires ripe in August Requires 1.8m (6ft) of wall space. 2.4m (8ft) of wall space. Code: 127 Code 129

Buckingham Tayberry - This heavy yielding, Loch Ness* - This thornless blackberry requires thornless hybrid has large fruits and a sweet the minimum of support. It is very hardy and flavour. Ripens early July to mid August. Requires heavy yielding. Large fruit, good flavour. Ripens 2.4m (8ft) of wall space. Code: 130B late August and throughout September. Requires 1.8m (6ft) of wall space. Code: 138 Helen - A thornless variety that produces large, bright, firm fruits with an excellent flavour. In Loganberry (Thornless) - The most popular trials, no serious diseases have been seen on this hybrid, the fruits are medium-sized and dark red variety. Ripens from early to mid July. Requires in colour. Ripens mid July. Requires 2.4m (8ft) of 2.4m (8ft) of wall space. Code: 139 wall space. Code 128

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Oregon Thornless - This variety produces firm, Fantasia shiny fruits with a true blackberry flavour and attractive ‘parsley leaf’ foliage. Ripens late August onwards. Requires 2.4m (8ft) of wall space. Code: 126

Silvan - This blackberry is fairly tolerant to heavy soil and drought and has a high level of resistance to disease. Excellent flavour. Ripens from early to mid July onwards. Requires 4.5m (15ft) of wall space. Code: 136 Exclusive to Ken Muir! Tayberry - The fruit is sweeter, much larger and more aromatic than that of the loganberry and dark red when fully ripe. The canes are moderately vigorous and prickly. Ripens from early July to mid August. Requires 2.4m (8ft) of Veronique - A compact, thornless blackberry wall space. Code: 130 derived from Loch Ness. Heavy crops of large fruit of good flavour. Freezes well. Fruits late August and throughout September. Requires 1.8m (6ft) of wall space. Code: 134 Price of Blackberries and Hybrids Quantity 1 Waldo - An early variety that produces fruit of a Price £13.20 superb quality and excellent flavour. Berries are Buckingham Tayberry £14.70 large and very firm with an intensely glossy black colour. Makes superb jam. Ripens mid to late July. Helen £14.70 Requires 1.8m (6ft) of wall space. Code: 123 Veronique £14.70 Lingonberry

Lingonberry Lingonberry - A dwarf evergreen spreading plant with attractive pink flowers that produce tart, juicy red fruits which ripen mid-August onwards. The berries can be used for jams, pie Wide variety of fillings, sauces and drinks. Requires Ericaceous uses! Fertilizer (see page 40). Supplied in 9cm pots. Code: 701

Price of Lingonberries Quantity 1 Price £9.99

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Goji berries are the must have fruit and are said to boost your immune system, containing more Drought vitamin C than oranges. These Himalayan berries tolerant! are sweet and are normally eaten as dried berries as they taste similar to raisins. They can also be used to make tea, soups and smoothies. Goji berries are easy to grow and thrive even in poor soil. The bushes are drought tolerant and hardy. Supplied in a 9cm pot. Fruits August to October. Code: 700G Goji and Aronia Berries Goji and

Price of Goji Berries Quantity 1 Price £7.00 Goji Berry Aronia Berry

Similar to the cranberry, the aronia berry is rich in vitamin C. Although tart and cannot be eaten raw, it is ideal for sauces or for use in smoothies. These plants tolerate both wet and dry conditions and will do well in most soils. They are also ideal for growing in containers, reaching a maximum height of 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft). Plant 90cm (36in) apart. Supplied in 3 litre pots. Code: 1307A Ideal for growing in containers! Price of Aronia Berry Quantity 1 Aronia Berry Price £13.00 Raspberries

Raspberries will grow almost anywhere on well drained soil. With the exception of Malling Jewel, Malling Jewel which can be double planted, single canes should be planted 40cm (16in) apart in the row. The best row width is 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft) apart. Tolerant to virus infection! Early Summer (crop throughout July) Glen Moy* - This heavy cropping, compact variety produces medium to large sized berries which are well flavoured and suitable for all purposes. Code: 108

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Malling Jewel - Very good flavour although Malling Admiral moderate cropper, so to obtain maximum yields plant two canes in each planting position. Tolerant to virus infection. Code: 101 One of the best garden varieties! Midsummer (crop from mid July to mid August) Glen Ample* - This is an exceptionally heavy yielding variety with good levels of disease resistance. The fruits are large, bright red and of good flavour. Freezes well. Code: 112

Goji Berry Glen Prosen* - This is the most widely grown variety. The fruit is exceptionally firm so freezes well. Code: 107 Tulameen - Produces large, firm fruits with very good flavour. The fruit will tolerate adverse weather conditions and is resistant to Grey Mould. Late Midsummer (crop throughout August) Requires well drained soil. Code: 110 Malling Admiral - This is one of the best garden varieties as the fruits are large, dark red and have an excellent flavour. The canes are resistant to Autumn (crop from late August until mid October) disease infection. Code: 105 Allgold - Has a distinct sweet flavour considered superior to many of its red fruiting relations. Produces heavy crops of highly fragrant berries. Allgold Compact growing habit so needs little if any support. Code: 103Y

Autumn Bliss* - Heavy cropping and very reliable. The berries are large with a firm texture and good flavour. Good resistance to raspberry dieback disease. Code: 115

No support Joan J - Superb flavour, huge berry size and needed! spine free canes makes this autumn fruiting variety second to none for picking and eating. Code: 1081 Price of Raspberries Quantity 1 Polka* - The exceptionally large, succulent fruits Price £13.60 have an intense aromatic flavour and will store well Raspberries are packed in units of 5, and it is not possible after picking. Ripens late July onwards. Code: 1062 to order less than 5 canes of any one variety.

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Rhubarb can be grown on any type of soil but

Rhubarb prefers a rich, light soil unshaded by trees. It is grown from ‘sets’ obtained by dividing the crowns of three year old plants. Timperly Early - The earliest and best all round variety for both forcing and outdoor cultivation, producing large sticks of good flavour from early March to late August. Code: 194

Champagne Rhubarb - An early reliable variety, that’s easy to grow, producing long scarlet stems that are sweet to taste. Harvest from early April to late July. Code: 194C

Best all round variety! Price of Rhubarb Quantity 2 Rhubarb Price - any 2 for: £12.50

Gooseberries, Red and White Currants

Gooseberries, red and white currants can be grown as a bush, stool bush, half standard Hinnonmaki Yellow or upright cordon. Bushes and half standards should be planted 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft) apart, cordons 30-45cm (12-18in) apart. Our half Sweet standards are supplied with a main stem length Flesh! of approximately 60cm (2ft) and our cordons are around 45cm (18in) when despatched. Gooseberries Careless - Reliable and heavy cropping. Berries are large, smooth skinned and turn a green, milky-white colour when ripe. An excellent variety for cooking and jam making. Code: 171

Hinnonmaki Red - Produces heavy crops of large red fruits. The flavour is excellent with Hinnonmaki Yellow - This dessert variety tangy skin and sweet flesh. Resistant to American produces heavy crops of very large yellow fruit. Gooseberry Mildew. Code: 178 The flavour is excellent and the bush is resistant to American Gooseberry Mildew. Code: 1741

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Junifer - Outyields all other existing varieties. Very high quality fruit borne on long trusses. High level of disease resistance. Code: 168

Rovada - Very late and exceptionally heavy yielding. Large berries borne on long trusses. Good level of disease resistance and a lovely flavour. Code: 165 Hinnonmaki Red White Currants Invicta* - The most widely grown culinary variety. Very heavy cropping, vigorous and White Versailles - One of the few varieties of resistant to mildew infection. Code: 176 white currant available. The fruit is large, light Half-standard Code: 176ST Cordon Code: 176C yellow and sweet. It is a fairly strong, vigorous, upright bush, cropping heavily. Code: 164

Remarka - Produces large, smooth, dark red fruits of very good flavour. The plants are of good vigour. Resistant to American Gooseberry mildew. Jonkheer Van Tets Code: 1721 Half-standard Code: 1721ST Very heavy crops of large berries! Whinham’s Industry - One of the most widely grown red dessert varieties. The bush is vigorous and does well on most soils. Well flavoured and suitable for culinary use. Code: 173

Price of Gooseberries and Currants Quantity 1 Gooseberries £10.95 Remarka £12.25 Currants £10.50 Cordon £10.50 Half Standard £22.90

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Ben Hope Blackcurrants and Jostaberry

Heavy cropper!

Blackcurrants are usually grown as bushes which unusually large and are resistant to mildew. should be planted 1.5m (5ft) apart in rows. Ben Blossom is frost resistant. Good flavour. Code: 157 Connan and Ben Sarek can be planted 1.2m (4ft) apart. Blackcurrants Jostaberry Jostaberry - A gooseberry/blackcurrant cross. Ben Connan* - A relatively new small bush The bush is vigorous, upright and thornless and variety. Early ripening and heavy cropping. is resistant to a number of diseases. The berries Resistant to powdery mildew and the leaf curling resemble large blackcurrants but are about twice midge. Very good flavour. Code: 160 their size, with a pleasant flavour. The yield is heavy. Code: 180

Ben Hope* - A high resistance to the ‘big bud’ mite, rust, mildew and leaf spot. Heavy crops of medium sized berries are produced on long Don’t forget to add strings. The bush is tall, upright and vigorous. rootgrow to your order. Code: 1531 We strongly recommend the use of Rootgrow™ when planting to encourage strong root growth Ben Gairn* - Great for both home and and aid establishment. For more allotments because of its disease resistance. information see page 40. Good flavour Code: 1533 Price of Blackcurrants and Jostaberry Ben Sarek* - Forms a small compact bush Quantity 1 yet remains very high yielding. The berries are Price £10.50

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Blueberries are acid loving plants and require similar growing conditions to that of other soft fruits. They can be grown in containers using Perfect for an ericaceous compost, and need 2 varieties to borders! improve pollination. Bushes should be planted 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft) apart. Feed with Ericaceous Fertilizer (see page 40). Tall Varieties Bluecrop - Popular variety bearing heavy crops of large fruit that are resistant to cracking. Good Top Hat flavour. Good drought resistance. Code: 190 Dwarf Varieties Sunshine Blue - This dwarf variety is probably - The berries are large, light blue and Earliblue the best for garden cultivation as it is so reliable. resistant to cracking. Good flavour. The bush is Heavy crops of medium sized berries with an vigorous and upright. Code: 192 excellent flavour. Height and spread 90cm (3ft). Code: 1861

Herbert - Considered the best flavoured variety. The berries are very large and medium-blue. The Blue Pearl* - A compact self fertile blueberry bush has a vigorous upright habit. Code: 188 that produces heavy yields of excellent flavoured berries. Supplied in 1 litre pots. Height and spread 45-60cm (18-24”). Code: 1865 - Produces medium sized sky-blueberries with an outstanding flavour, in consistently high yields. Code: 1866 Top Hat - This variety is perfect as a border, rock garden or container plant on the patio. It produces heavy crops of medium sized fruits of outstanding flavour. Height and spread 45-60cm (18-24”). Sunshine Blue Code: 187

Resistant to cracking! Bilberries Bilberry - Plants will grow to approx. 50cm in height, have bright green foliage, pinkish-red flowers and small bluish-black fruits that are delicious to eat. Code: 1864

Price of Blueberries and Bilberries Quantity 1 Tall Varieties £12.50 Dwarf Varieties £9.95 Bilberries £12.50

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The cranberry is a beautiful creeping, evergreen, peat loving, prostrate shrub, ideal for ground cover. With a good source of vitamin C, they add Cranberries flavour to stuffing, sauces and drinks. Disease & frost Pilgrim - Excellent flavour, this variety can be resistant! grown in the garden if you have an acid soil, but if not it is ideal for growing in pots if you use an ericaceous compost. Code: 197P

Price of Cranberries Quantity 1 Price £11.95 Pilgrim Grapes

Grapes will give the best results if planted and Muscat Bleu trained against a south facing wall; they will also do well when trained onto a horizontal wire support away from any wall. When grown under glass, vines can be planted outside the house and brought in through the wall or planted inside the greenhouse border. Vines should be spaced 1.2- 1.5m (4-5ft) apart. More varieties are available online. Indoor Grapes Flame - This red seedless dessert grape will ripen in a cold greenhouse in most U.K. areas. It produces crunchy red grapes as sold in the supermarkets but they are better flavoured when home grown. Code: 1408

Muscat Hamburgh - One of the best black muscat-flavoured grapes. Crops heavily. Large, sweet fruit. Excellent for dessert and very good for wine making. Code: 145

Best outdoor Price of Grapes grape! Quantity 1 Indoor Grapes £15.50 Outdoor Grapes £14.50

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Outdoor Grapes Flame Muscat Bleu - Probably the best choice as an outdoor dessert grape. Large bunches of grapes with dark red flesh. A fine eating fruit with a rich, deep, muscat flavour. Good disease resistance. Code: 1412

Phoenix - An excellent modern, heavy yielding dessert/wine grape, producing large white berries with a fine Muscat aroma. Makes a soft fruity white wine. Highly recommended. Code: 1405

Regent* - This excellent modern blue/black grape has a sweet, refreshing flavour and is suitable for dessert and wine purposes. Has some Lovely crunchy resistance to mildew. Stunning autumn colours. Code: 1407 grapes!

Kiwi Fruit

The Chinese gooseberry is a very hardy twining climber and can be cropped outdoors wherever grapes grow. It is important that the bush is Frost & mildew given good shelter from winds. Vines should resistant! be planted at least 5.5m (18ft) apart. Fruits late summer/early autumn. Hayward - Probably the best variety to grow in the U.K. because its fruits are larger, better flavoured and keep longer than other varieties. Requires a male plant for pollination. Code: 195F

Jenny - The only self fertile variety in cultivation. Hayward Strong growing with large attractive leaves and well flavoured fruits. Code: 195J Price of Kiwi Fruit Quantity 1 Tomouri - Male plant. Will pollinate up to eight Hayward and Tomouri £16.65 female plants. Code: 195M Jenny £18.95

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Easy to grow, 20 plants should produce an average of 16kg (35lb) annually. Space plants Asparagus 38cm (15in) apart in rows 3ft apart. Asparagus crowns are despatched from late March until late April. Available in packs of 10 crowns.

Pacific Purple - Produces heavy yields of purple spears mid-late season that are sweeter more tender and richer in antioxidants than green asparagus. They are ideal eaten raw and added to fresh salads. Code: 2064 Asparagus and Dwarf Hops Asparagus and Dwarf

Gijnlim - This variety produces heavy crops of succulent green spears early-mid season just one year after planting. Very good flavour. Code: 201

Price of Asparagus (incl p&p) Rich in Quantity 1 antioxidants! Price £19.00

Dwarf Hops

Golden Tassels Golden Tassels* - A dwarf hop with golden foliage that can be cultivated very easily in the garden. The cones have excellent aroma Easily cultivated properties and medium bittering potential. This in the garden! hop will grow to a maximum height of 6-9ft. It is hardy and will grow on most well drained soils. Available in 1litre pots. These hops will grow extremely rapidly to produce a small crop in the first season. Code: 1295G

Price of Dwarf Hops Quantity 1 Price £7.95

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Figs need plenty of sun and warmth to grow and crop well outdoors in Britain. They can be grown outdoors in the south and west but further north need a very warm, sheltered position outdoors, Most reliable & otherwise they must be grown under glass. Root widely grown! restriction should be provided to keep the tree compact and fruitful. Brown Turkey - Produces large oval fruits with very sweet, deep red flesh. It is the most reliable and widely grown variety. Heavy cropping. Code: 296

Price of Figs Quantity 1 Price £17.75 Brown Turkey Sweet Almonds

Good yields can be obtained if the tree is given a warm, sunny and sheltered position. Trees are Beautiful pink grafted onto St Julien ‘A’ rootstock and can be blossom! trained either as a bush, half standard or standard. Prunus Dulcis - Sweet Almond grown for its beautiful pink blossom as well as its fruit. Pick August/September. Code: 101N

Price of Sweet Almonds Quantity 1 Price £24.50

Don’t forget to add tree ties, stakes and rootgrow to your order! Fruit trees do require staking for the first few years of their life, we also strongly recommend the use of Rootgrow™ when planting to encourage strong root growth and aid establishment. For more Sweet Almond information see pages 38-43.

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Hapil Strawberries

Crops well on light soils!

Fresh dug plants are usually available from October Honeoye - The leading commercial early to November, these will fruit the first summer after variety. Bears heavy crops of large berries. planting. Frozen plants are usually available from The fruit is bright red, very firm and of good March/April to late July. These will fruit within 60 quality. Excellent for freezing. Code: 022 days providing they are planted outdoors between May and July. If planted before May they will crop within 90 days. Plants should be spaced 12-16in (crop late June to mid July) (30-40cm) apart with a 30-36in (75-90cm) gap Midsummer between rows. Please note: Strawberries are packed Cambridge Favourite - This variety can be in units of 12 and it is not possible to order less relied upon to crop well under a wide range of than 12 plants of any one variety. conditions. Resistant to powdery mildew. Good flavour. Code: 001 Early Midsummer (crop mid June to early July) Darlisette* - This variety is notable for the sweetness of its fruits. It produces heavy Cambridge Late Pine - Considered to be one crops of large, glossy, bright orange-red fruits of the best flavoured varieties ever bred. Medium that have an excellent flavour. Code: 015 sized, dark crimson fruits. The flesh is fairly firm, juicy and very sweet. Code: 005

Gariguette - Has a sugar sweet flavour and the flesh is delicate, soft and particularly juicy. Requires Elsanta* - Grown extensively by commercial a well drained soil. Excellent flavour. Code: 012 growers. Heavy crops of large, firm, attractive berries. Very good flavour. Code: 025

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Hapil* - Hapil produces heavy yields of large, Cambridge Late Pine firm, bright red fruits. Crops well on light soils and under dry conditions. Excellent flavour. Code: 013 Best variety ever bred!

Korona* - This heavy cropping variety is noted for its excellent sweet flavour. The fruits are large and juicy. It has good levels of resistance against verticillium wilt, botrytis and grey mould. Code: 014

Sonata* - Produces larger, sweet fruits of very good flavour. It appears to be able to stand up to very hot spells of weather and periods of heavy rain. Code: 035

Tenira - Considered to be one of the finest flavoured varieties, Tenira is a prolific cropper of firm, juicy fruits and makes a wonderful jam. Excellent flavour. Code: 021

Late Summer (crop throughout July) Chelsea Pensioner - Exclusive to Ken Muir, Alice - A heavy cropping variety with good this new variety is one of the best to be released. disease resistance. The fruits are consistently It produces bumper crops of large, bright red fruits sweet and juicy. Very good flavour. Code: 033 with a wonderful sweet flavour. Code: 007

Florence* - Offers an exciting combination of quality fruit and outstanding disease resistance. Heavy crops of firm, dark red fruits. Does well on Commercial all soils. Excellent flavour. Code: 081 grower’s choice!

NEW! Lucy - This new variety produces heavy crops of large, attractive, heart shaped berries. The glossy red fruits are very juicy and wonderfully sweet, with a superb flavour. Code: 041

Maxim - Produces very juicy, extra-large fruits that are as big or bigger than one of its parents, Grandee. Very heavy cropping. Resistant to drought. Good flavour. Excellent exhibition Elsanta variety. Code: 028

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Flamenco

Strawberries Excellent, sweet flavour!

Symphony* - This variety bears good yields * - This variety combines heavy crops of very firm, juicy, medium to large sized berries with exceptional quality. The large glossy berries which have a very bright-red glossy appearance. have an excellent, sweet flavour. Code: 034 Very good flavour. Does exceptionally well in the north. Code: 018 Mara des Bois - This variety combines the flavour of the woodland strawberry with the Fenella - A new variety which produces bright size of English summer varieties. Resistant to orange/red berries, with a good sweet flavour. powdery mildew. Excellent flavour. Code: 082 Good resistance to verticillium wilt and crown rot. Code: 085 Monteray - Exclusive to Ken Muir, this variety has been bred for its outstanding flavour, good disease resistance and extremely heavy yield. The Perpetual (crop mid August to mid October large berries are simply delicious and are also and may crop in early summer) good for freezing. Code: 086 Albion - The plant is vigorous and has very good resistance to crown rot and moderate resistance Mara des Bois to verticillium wilt. The fruits are extremely large, flavoursome and aromatic. Very good flavour. Code: 083

Price of Strawberries (incl p&p) Quantity 1 Summer £14.90 Perpetual £17.45 Please note: Strawberries are packed in units of 12 and it is not possible to order less than 12 plants of any one variety.

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Strawberry Feed Self-Watering Towerpots Ken Muir Strawberry Feed is a high potash summer Four stacking modules will accommodate twenty four feed (N.P.K. analysis 15-15-30), specially formulated strawberry plants and form a multi-storey container for strawberry plants with all the necessary trace approximately 59cm (23in) high. A set consists of four elements for bigger, better quality fruit. One 800g Self-Watering modules with a matching base plinth, pack will make over 2000 litres of plant food. all moulded in high quality polypropylene. Available Code: 2012S Strawberry Feed in white or green. (800g) Price (incl p&p): £8.25 Code: 211 (White) and 211G (Green) Code: 2012SS Strawberry Feed Price (incl p&p): £33.75 (800g) Price (incl p&p): £4.70 Only available at this lower price when Get the towerpots for £23.75 ordered with a Strawberry Tabletop, Self-Watering Towerpots or with any per set when you buy 24 item that attracts a £7.95 carriage charge. strawberry plants or more! Code 211S (White) or 211GS (Green). Offer closes 30th June 2012.

De-luxe Double Decker Tabletop

De-luxe Double Decker Tabletop The De-luxe Tabletop is manufactured from steel tubing that has been coated and comes complete with fitted PVC and net covers (mesh size 1cm square) for complete crop protection. Both covers have a twin zip opening at each end for easy access. Assembly is simple, only a screwdriver is required. Code: 6027 Price (incl p&p): £55.00 Growbags and strawberry plants are not included in the price. Get the tabletop for £45 when you buy 24 strawberry plants or more! Self Watering Towerpot Code: 6027S. Offer closes 30th June 2012.

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Edible Hedging Cherry Plum - Produces masses of pure white Hedging flowers, followed by mouthwatering fruits. Our Cherry Plum hedging is suitable for most sunny, well drained soils and will create a dense hedge and an effective barrier with its thorny twigs. Plant 35-60cm (1ft 2”-2ft) apart. Code: 1275CP

Hazel - Easy to grow and the nuts are delicious. Suitable for most well drained soils (except chalk) ‘Hazel’ will thrive in full sunlight to partial shade. Plant 60-90cm (2-3ft) apart. Code: 1275HZ

Sloe (Blackthorn) - Produces a dense hedge with dark spiny branches, crowded in early spring with small white single flowers. The fruits can be used for making sloe gin. Sloe will tolerate exposed sites and most soils, except chalk and will grow in full sunlight to partial shade. Plant 35-45cm (14-18in) apart. Code: 1275SL

Mixed Edible Hedging Pack Our mixed edible hedging pack consists of 10 bare rooted hedging plants and is enough to make a hedge approximately 3m (10ft) in length. Each pack consists If you like foraging the local hedgerows, then of 2 each of the edible hedging varieties why not create your own and enjoy bountiful shown on this page. Code: HEDMIX supplies of fruit and nuts for eating fresh or making jams, jellies and cordials. Our hedging is supplied at a height of 60-80cm (2-3ft) and is available in packs of ten plants. We also have a wide selection of hedging to Pear - Produces pretty white flowers followed plant for either screen purposes or as a defensive by fruits that can be eaten raw, cooked with or barrier. For additional varieties please telephone used to make perry. Plant 35-60cm (1ft 2”-2ft) or refer to our website. apart. Code: 1275PH

Elder - Perfect for hedging with fine green Price of Hedging foliage. It produces creamy white flowers which Quantity 10 develop into small black berries, high in vitamin Price (units of 10 per variety) £23.50 C with many culinary and herbal uses. Plant 60cm (2ft) apart. Code: 1275EH Edible Hedging Pack £25.00

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Chicken of the Woods Oyster Mushroom - These are considered a gourmet variety and are expensive to buy and yet they are fast growing and prolific, being one of the simplest and most reliable mushroom to cultivate. Code: MUSH1

Shiitake Mushroom - Valued for its full- bodied flavour, dark colour and meaty texture. The consumption of shiitake mushrooms has been proven to lower cholesterol, is a good source of protein and contains a variety of vitamins. Code: MUSH5

Price of Mushroom Logs (incl p&p) Quantity 1 Price £27.95

We are delighted to be able to offer the following range of ‘ready to grow’ gourmet mushroom logs, which will not only look Oyster Mushroom attractive, but will provide you with an edible crop for anywhere between 4-8 years. The logs have been inoculated with mycelium making it possible for even the most novice of gardeners Most reliable to have success with the minimum of effort. variety!

Chicken of the Woods - Also known as the ‘chicken mushroom’, it has been associated with the culinary qualities and tastes found with chicken and can be used as a substitute for chicken in a vegetarian diet. Code: MUSH6

Lions Mane - Lions Mane is a choice edible when young, and when cooked has a texture often compared to seafood. Research has linked Lions Mane with anti-dementia qualities. Code: MUSH7

Special Offer! Buy any 2 Mushroom logs for only £50! (incl p&p)

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A. Slug & Snail Shocka® for Strawberries D. Insect Barrier Glue Made from a unique copper-coated patented fabric A range of insects crawl up the trunks of trees, called Tex-R, which acts as a barrier to slugs and either causing direct or indirect damage. Insect snails. Preventing weed growth and stops soil Barrier Glue may be applied to the tree to form a splash, it allows water through yet retains moisture barrier to stop these pests. It is easy to apply, stays in the soil. Safe to children, wildlife and pets, Tex-R sticky longer and is more economical to use. The fabric is widely used by professionals and can be large size fits a standard mastic gun (not supplied). reused as it remains effective for several years. This ! Code: 6013 Insect Barrier Glue 75ml Price: £4.20 size sheet allows the planting of a double row of strawberry plants. ! Code: 6013L Large Insect Barrier Glue 280ml Price: £8.39 Code: 6017 Roll size: approx. 0.9m x 5m (3ft x 16ft) Price: £35.82 E. Winter Tree Wash B. Pollination Aids Red Mason Bee Nest Perfect for organic gardeners this natural product contains biological enzymes which dissolve insect These bee nest boxes have specifically been eggs present in dormant fruit trees and bushes. designed for the Red Mason Bee. All you need to do Suitable for most trees and canes. is place the nest boxes in a sunny, sheltered, south facing position in the garden and you will attract Code: 2013WW 500ml Price: £10.75 Red Mason Bees in early spring. The nest is of timber construction and contains 36 nesting tubes. Code: 6016M Price: £15.75 C. Aphid Control - The Lacewing Chamber Did you know that one adult lacewing lays up to 350 eggs and one lacewing larva can consume 300 aphids? The lacewing chamber is impregnated with a pheromone attractant and gives adult lacewings the perfect home. Simple to use, the Lacewing Chamber measures only 21.5 x 17.5 x 17.5cm and is weather resistant for at least 5 years. Code: 6021 Price: £27.39 ! Code: 6021R Chamber Refill Price: £5.75 D E

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F. Pheromone Traps It is 100% natural, completely safe to use and does no damage to your garden. The bulbs last 2-5 years, These traps use the scent of the female moth to depending on location and weather conditions. lure male moths into a trap. Two types of trap are They should be planted to a depth of 5-8cm (2-3in) available. The codling moth trap reduces maggot and spaced 8m (9 yds) apart. One pack will give damage to apples and pears and the plum fruit coverage of 500 sq.m (625 sq.yds). moth trap reduces damage to plums, gages and damsons caused by the red plum maggot. Code: CH010 Anti-Mole Bulb Pack Price (incl p&p): £14.50 ! Code: 6014T Codling Moth Trap Price: £8.35 ! Code: 6014R Codling Moth Trap Refill Kit I. Vine Weevil Killer Price: £5.79 Vine weevil larvae can severely weaken or kill plants ! Code: 6015T Plum Fruit Moth Trap Price: £8.35 by feeding underground on their roots and stem ! Code: 6015R Plum Fruit Moth Trap Refill Kit bases. Biological control uses parasitic nematodes Price: £5.79 (Heterorhaboitis sp), microscopic worms which feed and multiply inside the larvae. Apply between August- G. Raspberry Beetle Trap October with a follow up treatment between April and May. This product must be stored in a refrigerator Contains a lure irresistible to adult raspberry and used within three weeks of receipt. 5 million beetles so when they emerge from the soil in the treats 12sqm, 100 million treats 100sqm. spring they are drawn into the trap permanently removing them before they can lay their eggs, Code: VWK 5 million Price (incl p&p): £9.95 therefore reducing the risk of maggots in your Code: VWK50 50 million Price (incl p&p): £32.45 fruits. Each trap protects 50sqm and contains one floral lure. The traps should be placed outside in the ! Lower postage applies when ordering ONE item. spring 4 –6 weeks before the first flowers appear (April – May). With later flowering hybrid berries, eg loganberries or autumn fruiting raspberries, a second replacement lure is recommended ! Code: ACRBT Trap Price: £16.50 ! Code: ACRL Replacement lure Price: £5.95 H. Anti-Mole Anti-Mole is a bulb which once planted, secretes a smell that humans cannot detect. This smell keeps moles and field mice away or forces them to move. I

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J. Ken Muir Fruit Tree Feed ! Code: 2016RH 75g - treats 1 x 15 litre pot. A balanced feed (N.P.K. analysis 8-8-10), specially Price: £2.99 formulated for Tree, Cane, Vine and Bush Fruits ! Code: 2016RG 360g - treats 6 x 10 litre pots. (except Blueberries). Contains vital nutrients and Price: £10.99 trace elements essential for plant growth. M. Superphosphate Code: 2012T Fruit Tree Feed (1kg) Price: £3.60 Quicker acting than bone meal and has a slightly K. Ericaceous Fertilizer acidic action on the soil. Lowers pH levels. Suitable for use on lime-hating Code: 2012PH 1kg Price (incl p&p): £7.95 plants such as blueberry bushes, cranberries, rhododendrons, azaleas, magnolias, and ferns. N. Sulphate of Potash ! Code: 2013EF Ericaceous Fertilizer (500g) Price: £4.00 Boosts fruit development on fruit trees, canes & bushes. L. Rootgrow Code: 2012SP 1kg Price (incl p&p): £8.95 Rootgrow has become a first choice planting aid for bare root and container plants in hobby and O. Sulphate of Ammonia commercial horticulture. It is also recommended by Use to acidify limey soils. almost all rose growers in the UK for its ability to Code: 2012SA 1kg Price (incl p&p): £7.95 combat rose replant sickness. Rootgrow is the only planting aid which is fully endorsed and licensed by P. Nitrochalk the RHS following 8 years of use by the gardeners at Wisley. Not suitable for Azaleas and Heathers. Use as a spring feed with sulphate of potash. Pellet form. The key benefits to plants treated with rootgrow Code: 2012NC 1kg Price (incl p&p): £7.95 include: • Superior plant establishment with better natural Q. Magnesium Sulphate vigour and health Helps prevent magnesium deficiency. • Overcome replant problems more successfully Code: 2012MS 1kg Price (incl p&p): £7.95 • Have better developed root systems R. Flowers of Sulphur • Are better able to tolerate drought conditions Helps acidify soil to prevent/correct lime induced • Are better able to find and extract more nutrients, chlorosis. including trace elements Code: 2012FS 1kg Price (incl p&p): £8.95

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S. Telescopic Tree Stakes U. Envirofleece 30 All young fruit trees require staking for the first A strong medium weight fleece for winter protection few years of their life and Minarettes need to be of small shrubs and other tender plants. Also permanently staked. This tree stake will ‘grow’ with recommended for frost protection on early potatoes, your tree and is manufactured using 100% anti- soft fruits, peaches, nectarines and apricots. corrosive materials. Fitted with a unique power drive Code: 6006 Size: 2.4m x 5m (7ft 10in x 16ft 3in) screw head and a Tommy bar is supplied so it can be Price: £11.30 screwed into the ground with the minimum of effort. Length min. 1.2m (4ft), max 2.4m (8ft), Diameter: V. Fleece Jackets 2cm (3/4in). Manufactured from soft-green 30gsm polypropylene, Code: 401 Price: 1 for £7.75, 2 for £14.42, these fleece jackets provide instant protection against 3 for £19.56 frost and harsh weather. The material allows light and moisture to filter through maintaining healthy T. Stackable Apple Rack growth. The integral drawstring makes them simple This stackable, space-saving apple rack is made and easy to use. The medium size (100cm x 80cm) from soft wood and designed specifically for storing is ideal for hanging baskets and medium sized apples during the winter. Single Tier Size 15cm (6”) containers. The large size (180cm x 120cm) is ideal x 57cm (22”) x 57cm (22”). for large container plants. Code: 6031ST Price: £20.95 ! Code: 60252M Pack of 3 Medium Fleece Jackets Price: £8.20 ! Code: 60252L Pack of 2 Large Fleece Jackets Price: £8.20 W. Lucky Clover Stackable Growing Systems The planters are assembled in seconds, making them ideal for gardeners of any age. Designed, tested and manufactured exclusively in the UK, these pots are made from 100% recyclable expanded foam. Lucky Clover has 3 tiers each with 4 planting sections, and is capable of holding up to 12 plants. Capacity: 6 litres. H: 380mm, W: 330mm R: 203mm. Code: LCSG Granite Price (incl p&p): £15.50 S Code: LCSS Stone Price (incl p&p): £15.50

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X. Permealay (Ground Cover) fitted in a loop preventing friction between the tree Permealay is a heavy duty polypropylene fabric, and supporting stake, with the grooves to the inside which is permeable to air, moisture and nutrients. allowing rain-water to drain away, averting disease. It prevents light from getting through, thereby Length: 45cm (18in). suppressing weeds. Less watering is required Code: 6012 Price for 2: £3.05 as moisture is retained. Use in the greenhouse, vegetable garden or strawberry beds to deter the A1. Bordeaux Mixture slugs and keep the fruit clean, dry and mud free! Very Controls a wide range of fruit & vegetable leaf strong - can also be used for pathways. Better than diseases including leaf moulds, potato & tomato plastic sheets for mulching. blight, rusts and peach leaf curl. Code: 6010 Size: 1.6m x 6m (5ft 3in x 19ft 6 in) ! Code: 2016BM 175g Price: £3.60 Price: £11.75 A2. Gripple Wire Tensioning System Y. Slim Soft Tie The Gripple Wire Tensioning system is the fastest Slim Soft Tie is manufactured way to support trained fruits, removing the need to from a unique UV stabilised rubber compound, and work with awkward, ugly and unmanageable metal a galvanised steel wire core. It is strong and long wire. It is ideal for Stepover, Espalier and Fan Trained lasting but soft and gentle on young growth. It is fruit trees, raspberries, blackberries and hybrids easy to cut and bend, retains its shape and can be and grape vines. It doesn’t rot or rust, it gives reshaped and used time and again. It is ideal for long-lived support and is easy and simple to use. tying in Stepover, Espalier and Fan Trained fruit The kit consists of 50m (165ft) nylon trellis wire, 10 trees, raspberry canes, blackberries, grape vines, Gripple Tensioners and 10 vine eyes. The tough UV tomatoes, sweet peas and for general garden use. stabilised solid nylon wire is fed through vine eyes Diameter: 3.5mm. or around posts and is automatically tensioned as ! Code: 6034 Slim Soft Tie - 8m Reel Price: £6.09 it passes back through the unique push-fit Gripple Tensioner and is easily pulled tight by hand; take up Z. Cushion Tree Ties slack by pulling more wire through. The system will Made from weatherproof rubber elastomer which is support 100kgs (220lbs) load. UV, cold and pollution resistant, these cushion tree Code: 4031 Price (incl p&p): £30.80 ties have grooves which expand as the tree grows, eliminating adjustment and tree damage. They are

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A3. Longrow Super Cloche A6. Swop Top Fruit Picking Basket A 4ft long, 10in. high and 18in. wide and longer Suitable for apples, pears, plums and other fruits lasting than any other equivalent cloche we know. without bruising. Light to carry but immensely strong, each unit has a Code: 6031AP Price (incl p&p): £9.45 roof made of corrugated P.V.C. sheeting, the wonder plastic that passes up to 85% of natural light and A7. Swop Top Sabre Tooth Saw just shrugs off algae, moss and almost anything the weatherman drops on it! Enclosed each end Suitable for regular or professional use. With by strong galvanised steel frames and end panels - precision ground tri-edge teeth. each with a circular ventilator to adjust air flow. Code: 6031AS Price (incl p&p): £12.45 Code: 217 Super Cloche Price (incl p&p): £37.92 A8. Swop Top Geared Tree Pruner Code: 217B Special Offer Price (incl p&p): £75.84 Immense cutting power with minimum effort. It has A4. Root Control Bag a maximum cut capacity of 38mm. The RCB restricts the tree roots, retaining the energy Code: 6031TP Price (incl p&p): £31.90 of the tree within. Only the white fibrous feeding roots find their way through the RCB. This prevents A9. ‘Companion Planting’ by Brenda Little the tree from growing too tall and brings it into Practical information on good and bad garden cropping earlier. Capacity: 35 litres. companions and what to grow together to achieve ! Code: 6029L Price: £6.09 optimum growth. Code: 2201CP Price (incl p&p): £8.25 A5. Swop Top Standard Telescopic Pole 2.44m Accepts all Swop Top accessories. Weighs only 0.5kg. Code: 6031EP Price (incl p&p): £22.90

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To Frinton-on-Sea & Walton-on-Naze Key: Route to Ken Muir via A12/A120  B1033 Weeley Crematorium Weeley Roundabout Harwich Rd

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Prices The prices in this catalogue are valid until 31st ensure the order is cancelled. An administration August 2012. We reserve the right to revise fee of 15% (minimum £5.00) will be charged prices without prior notice in the event of should you wish to cancel your order. unforeseen circumstances. Returns and Refunds Postage and Packing Charges We hope you will be delighted with your For mainland UK please add £7.95 to your total purchase but in the event that you are not, order unless all items are p&p inclusive. Items please contact us within 48 hours of delivery marked with a ! will be charged at the cheaper to arrange a replacement or refund for the rate of £3.80 when only one unit of this item is value of the goods. If the goods are damaged ordered. Please contact us for delivery charges to or faulty we will collect them at our expense. Eire, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Highlands Otherwise, goods must be returned to us within and UK offshore islands. We reserve the right to 7 days of delivery at your expense. Refunds will revise p&p charges without prior notice should it be processed within 30 days of the agreement become necessary. Large orders may incur extra to the refund. p&p but we will contact you before processing your order to advise you of any changes. Guarantee All fruit stocks are guaranteed for six months Payment from the date of despatch. In the event that any Credit/debit card orders are accepted on the plant should die within the guarantee period, understanding that your account will be a free replacement will be sent provided the charged as soon as we receive your order. plant has not been neglected, overwatered or planted in an unsuitable site and the failure Dates of Despatch and has been reported to us within the guarantee Acknowledgement of Orders period. We reserve the right to ask for the plant Orders are accepted on the understanding that to be returned to us for examination. When plants will be despatched as soon as possible, replacement plants are sent our carriage and when ready. Unless otherwise stated, this packing charges are applicable. It should be should be within 28 days. We do not send out understood that replacement plants are offered acknowledgements of orders. as a gesture of goodwill, not an admission of liability. Additions to an Outstanding Order After-Sales Service An administration fee of £2.00 will be charged should you wish to add to an outstanding order. At Ken Muir we also offer an after-sales advisory service should you have any query about Substitutes growing fruit. Sometimes we are unable to supply the variety or *Varieties Marked with an Asterisk varieties asked for. In this event we will send the nearest alternative unless you ask us not to do These varieties are protected by the legislation so. We will contact you if a similar alternative is governing Plant Breeders’ Rights. It is an www.labanbrowndesign.co.uk not available. infringement of Plant Breeders’ Rights to propagate from them for resale without a Cancelled Orders licence from the holder of the Rights. Varieties marked with a double asterisk ** were pending If for any reason you need to cancel your order, a grant at time of going to press. please advise us immediately. As long as the order has not already been despatched, we will

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