As a rough average for most trees, a 6/8 standard is over 2 metres tall, and an 8/10 standard is between 3 and 4 metres, but it depends on the tree. The bush is like a half-standard, with a trunk about 60cms tall that then splits into the main branches.The half-standard is the largest, has a straight trunk of about 1.20 metres, a branched head, and will mature into a tree about 4 metres high.Most of our fruit trees are sold bareroot, in 3 sizes. The maiden is the smallest, youngest fruit tree you can buy.This matures into a more compact tree, about 3 metres high. It has not formed significant branches yet. If you want to grow fans or espaliers, which we don't deliver, you need to begin with a maiden. Suitable apple & pear varieties are also sold as ready-made cordons: as long as it is a spur bearing variety, you can turn any maiden into a cordon very easily.ĭwarf fruit trees & Wonder trees: A small selection of fruit trees are available in dwarf forms that are ideal for growing in large pots and small gardens. A wonder tree is a specific style of dwarf tree that uses both a dwarfing rootstock and a high graft point to create a tree form that is small, very low maintenance, and aesthetically pleasing. You can read about the rootstocks we use for our fruit trees here. All other soft fruit: 1-2 year old plants, graded by pot size unless sold bareroot.Īll of our named rose cultivars were budded or grafted 2 years before you receive them.Strawberries: Last year's rooted runners.Raspberries: Bareroot canes, pruned to 40 cms.Soft Fruit Sizes:īerry bushes aren't measured by height: some of them need to be chopped back before delivery, and some are just very small by nature. Malus John Downie: Bareroot John Downie Crab Apple Trees in Standard Sizes Both bareroot and pot grown roses are pruned down to about 30cm high (excluding our standard stem/tree roses) before we deliver them. John Downie crab apple trees are attractive and make heavy crops of some of the best crab apples for use in the kitchen. They are commonly planted in orchards and their narrow canopy makes them a great specimen tree for a small garden. It has abundant white blossom in mid-late spring and good red-gold autumn colour. Tree Wishes - magazine article giving inspiration to those thinking about growing fruit written by Stephen Shirley for Grow Your Own magazine.The long, conical, bright red-orange fruit are some of the prettiest of any crab apple. Information on fruit tree fertility, pollination and compatibility, with simple explanations of regularly used terms.Ī detailed guide to the seeds and plants sold by Victoriana Nursery Gardens that will attract and provide a food source to bees and other beneficial pollinating insects. Delicious with brown bread and butter or home-made scones.įruit Tree Pollination Simplified (hopefully) Try it with meat, poultry or cheeses.Ī quick and easy recipe for making rose hip jelly. How To Plant Bare Root & Potted Fruit Trees (Video)Īn instructional video by Stephen explaining the differences between a bare root and potted fruit tree, and how to plant them.Ī straightforward recipe for making crab apple wine a delicious, fairly dry white wineĪ simple recipe for dark and delicious onion marmalade. Detailed advice on planting fruit and nut trees - including advice on container growing, pruning and training, and advice on specific varieties.
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