Buy your local variety fruit trees here
We are the only supplier of all the local varieties of apple, pear, plum and cherry from the east of England counties of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk.
Welcome to our online shop. Our trees are supplied as bare-root one and two-year olds during the winter months only, but you can order from late summer onwards. Orders are delivered between January and mid/late March, or they can be collected (by appointment) from our west Norfolk headquarters between mid/late December and mid/late March.
With more than 250 different varieties to choose from, we offer the largest and most diverse range of ready-to-plant local varieties in the region – and they are all field-grown in Norfolk to the highest Defra standards of plant health. All our trees are grown on half-standard rootstocks, which are ideal for gardens, community projects, allotments and schools. They produce a tree from 3-4.6m tall, according to species. These produce fruit in 2/3 years and can be managed from the ground throughout their lives. They are suitable for formal training as espaliers, cordons and fans – please tell us if you wish to do this.
The fruit trees are listed by their county of origin, or you can search by the variety name.
All our fruit trees cost £18 each, and are VAT exempt.
Fruit tree gift vouchers are available, please contact us for more information.
Please check our Online Shop for the current stock availability. If you wish to pay by cheque, please use the catalogue order form and post it to us.
Delivery costs for trees and planting packs
add £16 for up to 4 items
add £24 for 5 – 8 items
add £34 for 9 – 12 items
add £44 for 13 – 16 items
add £54 for 17 – 20 items
add £64 for 21 – 25 items
add £74 for 26 – 29 items
add £79 for 30 – 38 items
add £84 for 34 – 38 items
add £89 for 39 – 42 items
add £94 for 43 – 46 items
add £97 for 47 – 50 items
add £100 for more than 50 items
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Rootstocks
We use half-standard rootstocks, creating trees with an eventual height of 2.7m – 4.6m (9ft – 15ft) and a spread of about 3m (10ft), if grown as free-standing trees. We recommend allowing around 4.5m-5m (15ft – 16ft) between trees. These rootstocks are also ideal for restricted, formally trained trees worked as espaliers, fans or cordons. Any variety can be ordered on larger or smaller rootstocks. CONTACT US for details.
Pollination
The flowering period of each variety is given so that you can select trees that will pollinate each other. A few varieties will produce fruits without help from another tree, being self-fertile, or partially self-fertile. This feature is mentioned where it applies.
For successful pollination you need two different varieties of the same species (e.g. 2 apples, etc) with the same, or adjacent flowering periods. So, if one tree is flowering period C, the other tree should also be flowering period C, or it can be a flowering period B or D.
Some apple and pears are triploid varieties, so ideally need the help of two different varieties to set fruit, with the same or adjacent flowering periods. This feature is also mentioned where it applies.
Some gages are incompatible with each other, meaning they will not cross-pollinate each other although they have the same flowering period. For example, the Suffolk Green Gage is incompatible with Cambridge Gage and Willingham Gage, but it is compatible with the other plums and gages in our catalogue. This feature is mentioned where it applies.
Our old varieties of cherry are all self-sterile, so will not cross-pollinate each other. So, to get good crops newer varieties such as Summer Sun (in our Norfolk listings), Stella or Sunburst, as well as wild cherry, will be needed to help pollinate them.
Tree care
- Trees should be staked for their first five years, and longer on exposed sites
- They should be protected against rabbits and deer using open-mesh guards (solid walled plastic guards can cause pest and disease problems for fruit trees)
- For the first 5 years after planting keep a 1m circle of clear ground around the base of the tree to allow it to establish properly. Rather than use chemicals, add a layer of organic mulch to smother any grass and weed out re-growth. Using mulch mats may encourage voles, which can damage trees. An organic mulch will also feed the tree
We also sell tree planting packs (stake, guard and ties) here
Download our guides on the planting and aftercare of young fruit trees here
More on rootstocks
Rootstocks govern the final size of a tree and offer some disease and pest resistance. Our trees are grown on half-standard (semi-vigorous) rootstocks as follows:
| Rootstock | Eventual tree height | Spread |
|---|---|---|
| Apple MM106 | 3.0-3.7m (10-12ft) | 3m (10ft) |
| Pear Quince ‘A’ | 3.0-3.7m (10-12ft) | 3m (10ft) |
| Plum/Gage St Julien ‘A’ | 3.0-3.7m (10-12ft) | 3m (10ft) |
| Cherry Colt | 3.6-4.6m (12-15ft) | 3m (10ft) |
Tree spacing
Allow 4.5m – 5m spacing (15ft – 16ft) within rows, for free-standing trees, and more between rows, to allow for the management of the trees and the sward.
Fruiting
Different varieties grow at different rates, but in normal conditions half-standard trees should start to fruit within three years of planting.
More on formal training
Half-standard rootstocks are ideal for formally trained tree forms (excluding step-overs):
Apples & Pears – ‘pip fruits’ – do best grown as cordons or espaliers. Note: triploid varieties, marked with a ‘T’, are too vigorous for formal training.
Plums & Cherries – ‘stone fruits’ – do best when grown as fans.