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Selection of fruit tree
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| Wonder if we can get some guidance ..
We live in the South east and have a south west facing garden size about
60x30ft.
We were looking at planting 3 nos fruit trees- apple,pear,plums/cherry.
Need on guidance when and where and what variety to buy and the best place
you can suggest to buy from..
Many thanks
Mike
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-27, 7:21 am |
| The message <43609233$0$347$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>
from "Mike" <mikedon1950@hotmail.com> contains these words:
> Wonder if we can get some guidance ..
> We live in the South east and have a south west facing garden size about
> 60x30ft.
> We were looking at planting 3 nos fruit trees- apple,pear,plums/cherry.
> Need on guidance when and where and what variety to buy and the best place
> you can suggest to buy from..
That's rather an open-ended question - eating apple? Cooking apple? One
that does both? Do you want it to keep?
Pears are a matter of preference - what sort of pear do you like?
You'll grow a variety of plums in the South East, likewise cherries.
Again, some sort of preference would be handy. Personally, if I had the
room and were planting them, I'd have a Victoria plum and a morello
cherry, but then I preserve them and steep the morello cherries in
rum...
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Rusty
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| Thanks Rusty.
apples- would be eating apples,somebody mentioned braeburn apples
Victoria plums. Have no idea on the cherry, but would prefer a sweet variety
for eating purposes.
The main point would be
Which type of plant to buy... I mean rootstock...
Also where would be a good place to buy from.
And is this the right time to buy...
Mike
"Jaques d'Alltrades" <rusty.hinge@foobar.zetnet.co.ok> wrote in message
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> The message <43609233$0$347$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>
> from "Mike" <mikedon1950@hotmail.com> contains these words:
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> That's rather an open-ended question - eating apple? Cooking apple? One
> that does both? Do you want it to keep?
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> Pears are a matter of preference - what sort of pear do you like?
>
> You'll grow a variety of plums in the South East, likewise cherries.
> Again, some sort of preference would be handy. Personally, if I had the
> room and were planting them, I'd have a Victoria plum and a morello
> cherry, but then I preserve them and steep the morello cherries in
> rum...
>
> --
> Rusty
> horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
> http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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| Jaques d'Alltrades 2005-10-27, 12:21 pm |
| The message <4360d14f$0$343$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>
from "Mike" <mikedon1950@hotmail.com> contains these words:
> Thanks Rusty.
> apples- would be eating apples,somebody mentioned braeburn apples
> Victoria plums. Have no idea on the cherry, but would prefer a sweet
> variety
> for eating purposes.
> The main point would be
> Which type of plant to buy... I mean rootstock...
> Also where would be a good place to buy from.
> And is this the right time to buy...
If you look in Google, there's recently been a thread on apples - I
could send you what hasn't autoexpired...
Victorias tend to crop well - sometimes heavily, but not every year.
Stella is a reliable 'white' cherry. (I like morellos as an eating
cherry too - but it's a trifle tart.)
Decide on what you want to do - variety; type; dwarf; tree, cordon, etc,
then try Ken Muir.
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Rusty
horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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| In article <43609233$0$347$da0feed9@news.zen.co.uk>, Mike
<mikedon1950@hotmail.com> writes
>Wonder if we can get some guidance ..
>We live in the South east and have a south west facing garden size about
>60x30ft.
>We were looking at planting 3 nos fruit trees- apple,pear,plums/cherry.
>
>Need on guidance when and where and what variety to buy and the best place
>you can suggest to buy from..
If you are looking at a total of three trees, be aware that both pears
and apples do not pollinate their own fruit and therefore need a second
tree to pollinate (one that is flowering at the same time). So either 2
apples and 2 pears, or look a 'family trees' where more than one variety
is grafted on the same tree - that will restrict your choice of
varieties.
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Kay
"Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
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| Anthony Anson 2005-10-27, 5:21 pm |
| The message <BDrBQXA8wPYDFwHI@scarboro.demon.co.uk>
from Kay <kay@scarboro.demon.co.uk> contains these words:
> If you are looking at a total of three trees, be aware that both pears
> and apples do not pollinate their own fruit and therefore need a second
> tree to pollinate (one that is flowering at the same time). So either 2
> apples and 2 pears, or look a 'family trees' where more than one variety
> is grafted on the same tree - that will restrict your choice of
> varieties.
That's presuming there isn't another suitable apple or pear tree nearby.
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Tony
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/
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