Lodge Farm Plants

Bare Root Selection

A = Eating/Cooking/Cider B = Picking C = Flowering group SF = Self fertile

Apples

Adam’s Pearmain A Eating B Oct C 2

Distinctive and late. Attractive lenticel spots, red-brown skin. Rich,aromatic and nutty. Keeps well. (Norfolk/Hereford 19th C)

Allington Pippin A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 3

Pale yellow, flushed red. Juicy and sharp with a pineapple flavour. Can be cooked. (Lincoln 19th C)

Annie Elizabeth A Eating B Oct C 4

Orange with red flush. Large, cream-white flesh, sweet flavour.Keeps well. Ideal for stewing, needs little sugar. (Leics. 19th C)

Arthur Turner A Cooking B Sep C 3

Large yellow-green fruit. Cooks to a delicious yellow purée,needing hardly any sugar. Very attractive flower. (Bucks. 1912)

Ashmead’s Kernel A Eating B Oct C 4

Pale green aromatic fruit with strong, sweet-sharp, intense, aciddrop flavour. Firm white flesh. Beautiful flowers. (Glos. 1700)

Baker’s Delicious A Cooking B Sep C 1

Handsome, flushed bright orange. Deep cream flesh, rich and juicy with lots of sugar. Strongly acidic. A good early cooker. (Wales 1932)

Ballerina Charlotte® A Cooking B Sep C 3

The cooking variety from the ‘Ballerina’ apple tree series. Good quality but does not keep.

Ballerina Flamenco® A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 3

This is the best quality apple of the Ballerina range with a very columnar habit and dark red crisp fruit

Ballerina Polka® A Eating B Sep C 2

One of the original Ballerina varieties similar to McIntosh, crisp and juicy. (Kent 1976)

Bardsey A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 2

The ‘sainted’ apple found on Bardsey Island. This pink over cream skinned, lemon scented apple has a fine refreshing flavour.(Ynys Enlli 1998)

Beauty of Bath A Eating B Aug C 2

Bright red flush on yellow. Flesh, often pink under the skin, sweet and juicy. Can drop suddenly. (Somerset 19th C)

Blenheim Orange A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 3

Yellow-gold with orange flush and red stripes. Nutty taste, crumbly

Bloody Ploughman A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 2

Old variety, very red and ribbed. More likely to be a cooker rather than its supposed eating reputation. (Carse of Gowrie)

Bountiful A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 2

Soft juicy fruit, light and sweet when cooked. Slices retain their shape. Disease resistant (Kent 1964)

Bramley 20 A Cooking B Oct C 3

A compact version of Bramley’s Seedling – 20% less vigorous with heavier crops. Highly recommended for the garden. (Bristol 1970)

Bramley ‘Original’ A Cooking B Oct C 3

Propagated from the original tree in Nottingham providing an opportunity to experience this variety in its original and pure form.

Bramley’s Seedling A Cooking B Oct C 3

Finest cooker in the world! Greenish-yellow with a strong acid flavour. Strong grower so best on dwarf rootstock. (Notts. 19th C)

Bright Future A Eating B Oct C 3

A late variety of excellent flavour with a good balance of sweetness and acidity. Eaten after Christmas and stores very well. (Kent 2008)

Broadholme Beauty A Cooking B Sep C 3

Pale green, smooth skin. Superb cooker needs little/no sugar. Keeps well. Heavy crops. Good frost, disease resistance. (Lincs.)

Brownlees Russet A Eating B Oct C 2

A juicy flavour like acid drops, keeps well into March. Very attractive pink blossom. (Herts. 1848)

Captain Kidd A Eating B Oct C 3

A better coloured form of Kidd’s Orange Red. Yellow with red stripes, sweet, crisp, aromatic. An alternative to Cox. (New Zealand)

Captain Tom A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 3

Dual purpose apple with its main feature being a beautiful large, soft pink flower. Very unusual. (Colwall, Malvern)

Charles Ross A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 3

Easy to grow apple with orange-red flush. Sweet flavoured eater which also bakes well. Good for northern areas. (Newbury 19th C)

Chivers Delight A Eating B Oct C 4

Golden crisp and juicy with a sweet, honey flavour, keeps well. A good garden apple for all areas. (Cambridge 20th C)

Claygate Pearmain A Eating B Oct C 2

Rich, aromatic with a nutty taste. Flushed orange-red over greenish yellow background – good crops. (Surrey 1921)

Cobra A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 3

Cox x Bramley. Perfect dual purpose, fine dessert flavour, acidic, tangy quality for cooking requires little added sugar. (Kent 2007)

Cornish Aromatic A Eating B Oct C 2

Handsome bright red flush with russet patches. Sweet, sharp pear drop and spice flavour. (Cornwall 1813

Cornish Gillyfl ower A Eating B Oct C 4

Dark red flush, red stripes over gold. Knobbly exterior, yellow perfumed flesh. Intensely, rich, aromatic flavour. (Cornwall 1800)

Court of Wick A Eating B Sep C 3

Red flushed russet freckled over gold with intense fruity flavour. Sweet yellow flesh. (Somerset 18th C)

Court Pendu Plat A Eating B Oct C 5

Green-yellow, orange-red flush. Fruity, strong pineapple acidity becomes sweet. Very disease resistant. Keeps well. (France 1613)

Cox’s Orange Pippin A Eating B Oct C 3

The original Cox. Orange flush over greenish-yellow. Deep cream flesh has sweet aromatic flavour. Prone to disease. (Bucks. 19th C)

Cox’s Orange Pippin Self Fertile A Eating B Oct C 3 SF

Fruit is the same as Cox’s Orange Pippin but self fertile. Good for less than ideal Cox areas. Heavy crops. (Bristol 1975)

Crispin (Syn: Mutsu) A Eating B Oct C 3

Crisp, sweet apple. Like Golden Delicious but coarser. Keeps well. (Japan 1930)

Dabinett (Cider) A Cider B Nov C 5

The most reliable cider variety producing a high quality juice. (Martock, Somerset 19th C)

D’Arcy Spice A Eating B Oct C 3

Bright green becoming gold with red flush. Hot, spicy nutmeg flavour. Enjoys the sea air! (Essex 18th C)

Devonshire Quarrenden A Eating B Aug C 1

A strong flavour of berried fruit, sweet but with good acidity. Dark crimson flush with yellow background. (Devon or France 1676)

Discovery A Eating B Aug C 3

Bright red flush. Crisp and juicy with a hint of strawberry. Excellent early apple with good disease resistance. (Essex 1949)

Doctor Hogg A Cooking B Sep C 3

Large apple with yellow skin flushed pink. Cooks to a purée.(Sussex 1880)

Downton Pippin A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 2

Yellow skin, tinged red, dotted with russet. Firm crisp fl esh, sweet flavour. Also cooks keeping its shape. (Shropshire 1806)

Edward VII A Cooking B Oct C 5

Green-yellow with russet dots. Excellent cooker, cooks to a cream purée. Pale pink flowers. Resistant to scab, frost. (Worcs. 1906)

Egremont Russet A Eating B Oct C 2

Flesh cream-yellow, sweet and fi rm with a nutty flavour. One of the few russets available in quantity (Sussex 19th C

Ellison’s Orange A Eating B Sep C 4 SF

Striped, red, juicy apple. Aniseed flavour develops after picking,melting juicy f esh. Scab resistant. (Lincoln 1904)

Epicure A Eating B Aug C 3

Red stripes over greenish-yellow. Sweet and juicy fruit. Early and small but heavy cropping and high quality. (Bedford 1909)

Fiesta® (Syn: Red Pippin) A Eating B Oct C 3

Rich, aromatic, sweet and crisp. Excellent garden tree, Cox-like. Heavy crops. Ideal for northern areas. (Kent 1972)

Fortune (Syn: Laxton’s Fortune) A Eating B Sep C 3

Early Cox but slightly sweeter and easier to grow. Best left on tree for as long as possible to allow flavour to develop. (Bedford 1904)

George Cave A Eating B Aug C 1

Carmine stripes over green with white flesh. Strong, sweet, sharp taste. Fruit liable to cracking. (Essex 1923)

Gladstone A Eating B Jul C 3

Dark red stripes, darker lenticles on green. Raspberry/redcurrant sweet flavours. (Worcs. 1868)

Golden Delicious A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 4

Greenish-yellow turning gold. Crisp, sweet, honey flavour. Flavour superior to imported when grown in UK. (USA 19th C)

Golden Noble A Cooking B Oct C 4

Golden cooker, well flavoured and needs little sugar.(Norfolk 18th C)

Golden Pippin A Cooking B Oct C 2

Gold with russet dots. Sweet rich taste with a lemon tang. Cooks well despite being a small apple. Good for pippin jelly. (UK)

Golden Spire A Cooking B Sep C 1

Golden with deep cream flesh. Sharp, almost cider flavour. Cooks to a well flavoured purée. Slightly weeping in habit. (Lancs. 1850)

Granny Smith A Eating B Nov C 3

Bright green, firm, crisp and juicy but with no strong taste. Needs a long hot summer to perform well. Keeps well. (Australia 19th C)

Greensleeves A Eating B Sep C 3 SF

A reliable mid-season variety. Pale, greenish-yellow. Crisp, tangy, easy to grow, and a good pollinator for other varieties. (Kent 1966)

Grenadier A Cooking B Aug C 3

Easy to grow, large early fruit which cooks to a sharp purée. Compact tree. Good pollinator for Bramley. (Bucks. 19th C)

Harry Masters Jersey (Cider) A Cider B Oct C 5

Often known as ‘Port Wine’ this dark red fruit produces a full bittersweet taste with a soft astringency. (Somerset 19th C)

Herefordshire Beefi ng A Cooking B Oct C 4Deep red skin, rich flavour and keeps shape when cooked.(Hereford 1700)

Herefordshire Redstreak (Cider) A Cider B Nov C A cider apple that at one time was unsurpassed. Cider is a natural red colour. (17th C)

Herefordshire Russet® A Eating B Oct C 3

Russet with a Cox flavour. Exceptional eating quality, rich aromatic flavour. Heavy cropper. Keeps well. (Kent 2002)

Howgate Wonder A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 3 Large, yellow striped red cooker. Sweet and juicy. Keeps shape when cooked with a light taste.(Isle of

Wight 1915)

Irish Peach A Eating B Aug C 2

Small yellow fruit, red flush. Slightly perfumed and juicy. Best eaten straight from the tree. (Sligo, Ireland 1819)

James Grieve A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 3 SF

Red flush stripes over pale green. Crisp and juicy. Excellent flavour and reliable cropper – deservedly popular. (Edinburgh 1893)

Jumbo A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 3

Flushed/striped red on green, red flecks. Large. Acidic and aromatic. Cooking retains colour and needs no sugar. (Kent 2000)

Jupiter® A Eating B Oct C 3

Large Cox-flavoured apples, but a more robust variety. Sweet, juicy, aromatic flesh. A strong growing tree. (Kent 1966)

Katy A Eating B Sep C 3

Heavy crops. Bright red, sweet, juicy, acid and firm. Excellent juice and a palatable cider. Good pollinator. (Sweden 1947)

Keswick Codling A Eating/Cooking B Aug C 1 SF

Pale green-yellow, yellow flush. Cooks to a cream purée hardly needing sugar. Good for jelly. Heavy crops (Lancs. 18th C)

Kidd’s Orange Red A Eating B Oct C 3

Sweet, crisp and aromatic, with a good balance of sugar and acidity. A good Cox alternative. (New Zealand 1924)

King of the Pippins A Cooking/Cider B Oct C 3

Orange-red flush on greenish yellow. Firm, crisp and juicy. Keeps shape and colour when cooked. (UK/France 19th C)

King’s Acre Pippin A Eating B Oct C 3

Large, green with brownish/red flush, russet patches. Rich flavour with a crisp juicy texture. Keeps well. (Hereford 1899)

Kingston Black (Cider) A Cider B Nov C 3

A distinctive cider of excellent single variety quality.

Lane’s Prince Albert A Cooking B Oct C 4

Shiny, green flushed orange-red, red stripes. Keeps well, green/white soft flesh. Cooks to a lemon purée. (Herts. 19th C)

Laxton’s Superb A Eating B Oct C 4

Sweet and aromatic, similar to Cox. Can be biennial but also hardy. Purple flush, red stripes, old fashioned. (Bedford 1897)

Lemon Pippin A Cooking B Oct C 4

Large, lemon coloured and shaped. Strong lemon aroma. Sweet,dry, firm, good in tarts and jelly. (Normandy/Kent 1700)

Limelight A Eating B Sep C 3

Clean, smooth, glowing green/yellow, occasional pink blush. Crisp,refreshing, disease resistant. Heavy crops. (Kent 2000)

Lord Derby A Cooking B Sep C 4

Quality cooker. Firm, attractive, green fruit with a ribbed angular shape. Cooks to a sharp taste. (Cheshire 19th C)

Lord Hindlip A Eating B Oct C 2

Handsome apple with a crimson flush and rich aromatic flavour. Cream coloured flesh with a coarse texture. (Worcs. 1896)

Lord Lambourne A Eating B Sep C 2

Old favourite, reliable crops. Striped fruit, sweet, aromatic with a hint of strawberry. (Bedford 1907)

Meridian A Eating B Sep C 3

Striped orange-red on pale green background. Juicy and aromatic. Heavy crops, disease resistant. Keeps well. (Kent 1972)

Michelin (Cider) A Cider B Oct C 5 SF

Annual cropping – juice low acidity. Stiff upright habit, spurs fairly well. (Normandy, France 1782)

Newton Wonder A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 5

Late keeping, large yellow/scarlet. Cooks to a juicy, mild purée. Eats late in season. (Derbyshire 19th C)

Norfolk Royal Russet A Eating B Oct C 3

Lovely looking, flushed with slight russet. Rich, intense superb aromatic flavour. (Norfolk 1983)

Orleans Reinette A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 4

Golden-yellow flushed red, nutty, sweet and aromatic. Can be cooked, keeps shape. (European, 18th C)

Peasgood’s Nonsuch A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 3

Large apple. Juicy when eaten fresh, makes a sweet purée when cooked. (Lincs. 1850s)

Pitmaston Pine Apple A Eating B Sep C 3

Small, conical, golden. Distinctive flavour of pineapple, honey and

musk. Can be biennial bearing. (Hereford 1785)

Pixie A Eating B Oct C 4

Small apples, ideal for children, yellow with red stripes and orange red flush. Keeps well. (Wisley 1947)

Queen Cox Self Fertile 18 A Eating B Oct C 3 SF

Self fertile selection of Queen Cox. Attractive colour with occasional russet spots. Heavy crops. (Bristol 1975)

Red Devil A Eating B Sep C 3 SF

Deep scarlet skin, red stained flesh. Fruit strawberry flavour. Makes pink juice. Disease resistant. (Kent 1979)

Red Falstaff® A Eating B Oct C 3 SF

Red sport of ‘Falstaff’. Fruit flavour, crisp, juicy. Frost resistant, self fertile. Heavy crops, keeps well. (Norfolk 1983)

Red Miller’s Seedling A Eating B Aug C 2Yellow with red flush, crisp, sweet flesh. Does not keep.(Kent 1960)

Red Windsor® A Eating B Sep C 2 SF

Deep red, superb flavour, heavy crops. Compact growth. Disease resistant and some frost resistance. (Hereford 1985)

Reverend W. Wilks A Cooking B Aug C 2

Cooks to a light sweet, pale lemon purée, hardly needs sugar. Compact tree, large fruit good for baking. (Bucks. 1904)

Ribston Pippin A Eating B Oct C 2

Sweet, aromatic, crisp fruit with yellow-red flush. Firm, deep, cream flesh, more acid than Cox. Resistant to scab. (N. Yorkshire 18th C)

Rosemary Russet A Eating B Oct C 3

Orange-reddish brown flush over greenish-yellow, russet patches. Sweet and aromatic, with a taste of acid drops. (Middlesex 1831)

Sandlin Duchess A Eating B Oct C 2

An improved Newton Wonder when introduced by William Crump. Sweet, crisp and juicy with an open texture. (Malvern 1880).

Santana® A Eating B Sep C 3

Large crunchy and juicy, scab resistant and very productive. Hypo-allergenic for those with apple allergies. (Holland)

Scotch Bridget A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 3

Ribbed, with cream, crisp flesh. A favourite in the Hereford and Worcester area, particularly the Teme Valley. (Scotland 1851)

Scotch Dumpling A Cooking B Aug C 1

Large apple, cooks to a well flavoured frothy purée. Very attractive pink flowers. (Scotland 1949)

Scrumptious® A Eating B Sep C 3 SF

Bright red fruit, aromatic, crisp, sweet flavour. Thin skinned. Self fertile, frost hardy. A children’s favourite. (Kent)

Spartan A Eating B Oct C 3

A very popular eating variety. Fruit dark red, sweet, juicy, crisp with a white flesh. (Canada 1926)

St Edmund’s Russet A Eating B Sep C 2

Sweet, juicy, rich, densely textured, pale cream flesh. Very attractive with a golden-red russet and silvery sheen. (Suffolk 1875)

Stoke Edith Pippin A Eating B Oct C 3

Russet freckled over gold. Sweet, perfumed flavour. Soft, juicy, pale yellow flesh. Small pearmain shaped (Herefords. 1872)

Sunlight® A Eating B Sep C 3

‘Ballerina’ type. Columnar growth habit. Red-orange colour, firm juicy flesh. Good flavour. Disease resistant. (Holland 2000)

Sunrise® A Eating B Sep C 2

Bright red, juicy flesh. Retains crispness and flavour on the tree for several weeks. Can be prone to scab. (Canada 1990)

Sunset A Eating B Sep C 3

Red stripes, orange flush over gold. Sharp flavour. Heavy crops. Like Cox but more disease resistant. (Kent 1918)

Sweet Society A Eating B Sep C 4

Cox-like, attractive russet streaks, red flush on yellow-green, slightly small. Sweet, rich, aromatic. Shy cropping. (Kent 2004)

Tom Putt A Cooking/Cider B Sep C 3

Large, bright red/crimson streaks. Firm crisp and sharp. Sweet when cooked. Disease resistant. (Devon 18th C)

Warner’s King A Cooking B Sep C 2

Large, pale green fruit turns pale yellow with brown/pink flush. Juicy and acidic, cooks to a sharp purée. (Kent 18th C)

7Winter Gem A Eating B Oct C 3

Rich, aromatic flavour. Pink flush. Strong grower, needs good pollination as shy cropping in some years. (Kent circa 1984)

Worcester Pearmain A Eating B Sep C 3

Reliable crop of delicious orange-red fruit. Firm, juicy flesh is very sweet with strong strawberry flavour. (Worcester 19th C)

Yarlington Mill (Cider) A Cider B Nov C 5

An all round cider of good aroma and flavour. (Somerset)

Yellow Ingestrie A Eating B Sep C 1

Greenish-yellow turning yellow. Sharp, fruity and f rm. A charming lawn tree with drooping habit. (Shropshire circa 1800)

Cherry

Amber Heart A Eating B Early Jul

The ‘Kent Bigarreau’. Pink/red skin with pale yellow flesh, sweet and distinctive flavour. Pollinated by any SF variety.

Bigarreau Gaucher A Eating B Mid Aug

Large, round, black. Flesh dark red, fairly firm, juicy, very good quality. Pollinated by Bradbourne Black and Stella. (Kent 1907)

Black Oliver A Eating B Early Aug

Medium-large round black fruit. Flesh dark red, soft, juicy. Vigorous, upright spreading tree. Pollinated by Stella, Sunburst and Sweetheart. (West Midlands)

Celeste® A Eating B Early Jul SF

Dark red, large, and of excellent eating quality. Ideal for patio growing due to its naturally dwarf compact habit. (Canada 1990)

Colney A Eating B Mid Aug

Large, black cherry, fine eating quality. Less prone to splitting. Pollinated by Stella or Sunburst. (Norwich)

Knights Early Black A Eating B Late Jun

A shiny black skin, dark red flesh and juicy fibrous texture. Pollinated by any SF variety. (Kent)

Kordia A Eating B Mid Aug

Heart-shaped carmine red-dark violet and red flesh. Good quality. Pollinated by any self fertile variety. (Czech)

Lapins Cherokee A Eating B Late Jul SF

Large, black fruit, a garden favourite. Will shed its fruit readily when green but there is always plenty left to ripen later. (Canada 1984)

Merton Bigarreau A Eating B Late Jul

A traditional high quality firm black cherry with outstanding flavour. Pollinated by Napoleon Bigarreau, Roundel and Stella.

Merton Glory A Eating B Early Jul

Very large, sweet, heart-shaped fruit. Early white cherry. Compact trees. Can bruise easily if roughly handled. Pollinated by Stella or Sunburst. (Surrey 1931)

Morello A Cooking B Late Jul SF

Large, dark red, cooking cherry. Acid flavour. Very hardy and very reliable cropping. Ideal for north walls.

Napolean Bigarreau A Eating B Mid Jul

Large, long and heart-shaped fruit. An excellent white cherry with a shiny finish. Pollinated by Gaucher, Merton Big, Stella and Sunburst.(Germany)

Noir de Guben A Eating B Late Jul

Large, dark red-black cherry with a distinctive heart-shape. The fruit resists cracking and keeps. Pollinated by Colney, E Rivers or Merton Glory (Germany)

Penny® A Eating B Late Aug

An outstanding quality black cherry. Firm, large and very late. Not self fertile but is pollinated by any other self fertile variety. (Kent 1998)

Petit Noir® A Eating B Early Aug SF

Large black heart-shaped fruit with a natural dwarf habit. Quality eating and self fertile.

Regina A Eating B Mid Jul

Black, highly productive, sweet and aromatic. Some split resistance. Pollinated by any SF variety. (Germany)

Roundel Heart A Eating B Late Jul

Large, heart-shaped, red to dark red. One of the old varieties of excellent quality. Pollinated by Stella and Sunburst. (Kent)

Stella A Eating B Late Jul SF

A large, dark red, reliable, sweet, juicy cherry with good flavour. (Canada 1968)

Summer Sun A Eating B Late Jul

Very hardy and crops even in unfavourable areas. Fruits are red to dark red, firm and crunchy with exquisite flavour. Semi self fertile. (Norwich 1970)

Sunburst A Eating B Late Jul SF

Large fruit, sweet with great flavour and texture. Self fertile and easy to pick. (Canada)

Sweetheart® A Eating B Late Aug SF

Very precocious, firm, with good flavour. One of the later picking varieties but worth the wait. Ripens unevenly to spread the season.(Canada 1990)

Van A Eating B Mid Jul

A very firm and large, true black. Eating quality is superb. Pollinated by Lapins, Stella or Vega. (Canada 1944)

Vega A Eating B Late Jul

Very large, white cherry, often 12gms in weight. Pollinated by Lapins and Stella. (Canada)

Gage

Cambridge A Eating B Late Aug C 3 SF

Small, yellowish-green, juicy fruit. Good cropper and self fertile. Prefers a sheltered warm site. Can cross pollinate with plums. (Cambridgeshire)

Coe’s Golden Drop A Eating B Late Sep C 2 SF

Large, yellow gage, oval-shaped with a long neck. Good quality for fresh eating or preserving. (Suffolk 18th C)

Denniston’s Superb A Eating B Late Aug C 2 SF

The most reliable cropping gage. Transparent sweet flesh with red

flushed skin. High yields. (USA 19th C)

Early Transparent A Eating B Early Aug C 3 SF

A most unusual gage with very sweet golden melting flesh. Large with an attractive red cheek. Regular cropper. (Herts. 19th C)

Jefferson A Eating B Early Aug C 1

A medium, round, yellow gage, very sweet. A hardy selection suitable for open areas and northern districts. Pollinated by Denniston’s. (USA 19th C)

Old Green Gage A Eating B Mid Aug C 3

This form was selected for its excellent old fashioned flavour and more reliable crops by the RHS. Partially self fertile. (UK)

Oullins Golden A Eating/Cooking B Mid Aug C 4 SF

Large, golden yellow fruit of good gage-like flavour. Can be picked early for cooking. Excellent for bottling and freezing. (France 1860)

Reine Claude de Bavay A Eating/Cooking B Early Sep C 2 SF

This is the same as the imported gages we see in the shops. Reliable cropper and if allowed to ripen on the tree is well flavoured. (Belgium 1832)

Stella’s Star® A Eating/Cooking B Early Aug C 3 SF

This self fertile greengage is very productive from an early age. Turns slightly yellow when ripening.

Willingham A Eating B Mid Aug C 3 SF

This was selected by the RHS for its good cropping and excellent quality. One of the finest eating qualities. (Cambridge)

Pears

Beth A Eating B Sep C 3

Excellent garden variety. Pale green, turning to pale yellow with smooth skin. Small. Sweet, juicy flesh. Good cropper. (Kent 1938)

Beurré Hardy A Eating B Sep C 4

Light green covered with bronze russet. Rough skin. Tender, juicy with rose water flavour. Good cropper. Vigorous and good for poor soils. (France 1820)

Buerré Superfin A Eating B Sep C 3

Mid-green/yellow with russet patches. Rough skin. Pale yellow melting flesh. High quality, worth growing in warm sheltered sites. (Angers, France 1837)

Black Worcester A Cooking B Oct C 4

Large, dull green almost covered with brown russet. Many fruits have purplish flush. Crisp, coarse, fairly juicy flesh. An excellent stewing pear. (16th C)

Brandy (Perry) A Perry B Oct C 4

Small and pale greenish-yellow with a bright red flush. Crops heavily, can bear biennially. Tree is small-medium, average quality perry. (Glouc. 19th C)

Cannock (Perry) A Cooking/ Perry B Sep C 3

A small general purpose pear for perry, bottling, stewing and possibly eating if stored long enough (Staffs.)

Catillac A Cooking B Oct C 3

Large, dull green fruit changing to greenish-yellow. Some with red flush and slight russet. Vigorous spreading growth. Heavy cropping. (France 1665)

Celebration® NUVAR A Eating B Sep C 3

Large pyriform fruit of excellent quality. Green/yellow and healthy. (Kent 1972)

Concorde® A Eating B Sep C 4 SF

Pale green turning yellow, patches of gold/brown russet. Flesh sweet and juicy. Heavy cropping. Compact grower. Good for organic growing. (Kent 1977)

Conference A Eating B Sep C 3 SF

One of the most reliable varieties. Yellowish-green with brown russet areas, occasional pink flush on chalk soil. Sweet, juicy. Good cropper. (Herts. 19th C)

Doyenné d’Été A Eating B Jul C 1

Green/yellow, sweet and juicy. One of the earliest pears. (France 1700)

Doyenné Du Comice A Eating B Oct C 4

Superb quality pear. Pale green turning yellow. Occasional red flush. Flesh has rich juicy flavour. Needs good pollination – Concorde is ideal. (France 19th C)

Durondeau A Eating B Sep C 3

Attractive lenticles with red/russet skin. Juicy with a pleasant flavour.

Émile d’Heyst A Eating B Oct C 2

Light green, turning yellowish-green. Some areas of russet. Flesh green under skin, sweet subacid flavour. Good for Northern areas. (Belgium 1847)

Fondante d’Automne A Eating B Sep C 3

High quality and reliable, a good garden variety. Green turning yellow with pinkish flush and mottled brown russet. Melting juicy texture. (France 1825)

Glou Morceau A Eating B Oct C 2

Pea green turning to pale yellowish-green, with little russet. Fine, melting and juicy texture, classic flavour. Reliable cropper. Good pollinator. (Belgium 1750)

Gorham A Eating B Sep C 1

Pale green turning yellow. Some fruits are heavily russeted. Cream, fine and juicy flesh with a sweet musky flavour. A reliable pear. (USA 1910)

Hendre Huffcap (Perry) A Perry B Oct C 4

Medium acid, low tannin for a pleasant, light quality perry. Shakes well. (Glos.)

Humbug® A Eating/Cooking B Oct C 3

Green, yellow and pink striped pear. Sweet and juicy texture with a thick skin. Young shoots even appear stripey in winter. (Ukraine)

Invincible® delwinor

A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 2 SF

Tough and hardy, heavy cropping often producing a second flowering after a heavy frost. The strength is in its yield and precocity. Ideal for exposed areas.

Jargonelle A Eating B Aug C 1

Pale yellow, brownish-red flush. Tender, juicy with a musky flavour. Does well in the north on a sheltered wall. Can drop from the tree unexpectedly. (1629)

Josephine de Malines A Eating B Oct C 4

Small, conical, greenish-yellow. Delicious flavour with dark red flush. Sweet and moderately juicy. Good resistance to pear scab. Keeps well. (Belgium 1830)

Judge Amphlet (Perry) A Perry B Sep C 1

A medium sized tree with narrow crown in the early years. Pyriform fruit greenish-yellow, russet cheek. Makes a light low tannin perry. (Worcs. 20th C)

Louise Bonne of Jersey A Eating B Sep C 2

Small-medium, pale green turning yellowish-green fruit, with dark red flush. White flesh melting and sweet. Reliable cropper. (France 1780)

Merton Pride A Eating B Sep C 3

Large, green fruit turning yellow, most with some russet. Creamy white flesh soft, sweet and juicy. Good cropper. Excellent garden variety. (Surrey 1941)

Moonglow A Eating B Aug C 3

Bright skin when ripe. Similar to Williams but with finer flavour and texture. (USA 1960)

Onward A Eating B Sep C 4

Quite resistant to frost. Light to yellow-green, some pink flushing or heavy russet. Sweet, rich, juicy. Good crops. Will not pollinate Comice. (Surrey 1947)

Packham’s Triumph A Eating B Oct C 3

Bright green changing to pale yellow with some bumpy russet. Flesh juicy. Can be small but crops heavily and keeps well. Compact growth. (Australia 19th C)

Pitmaston Duchess A Eating B Sep C 4

Very large, long, golden-yellow russeted fruit. Flesh is juicy and rich. One of the fi nest eating quality. Shy cropper but partially self-fertile. Vigorous.

(Worcs. 1841)

Précoce de Trévoux A Eating B Aug C 2

Attractive flushed carmine red and some russet streaks. Buttery rich flavour with musk perfume. Early flowering so put in a sheltered site. (France 1862)

Robine A Eating B Aug C 3

Small green, turning yellow. Crisp flesh with a sugary flavour.

Sensation A Eating B Aug C 5

Sport of Williams with red skin and red foliage in spring. Fine texture, melting juicy. Best pollinators Comice, Conference and Winter Nelis. (Australia 1940)

Shipova A Eating/Cooking B Sep C 5

‘Bollwyller Pear’. The best of the Sorbus x Pyrus (Sorbopyrus). Attractive white flowers, large leaves felted beneath. Fruit are small and quite delicious.

Tettenhall Dick A Eating/Cooking/Perry B Sep C 2 SF

“Tettenhall Dicks are as hard as bricks” so the saying goes! A small pear for eating, bottling or stewing. Self fertile pear fruits in abundance. (Black Country)

Thorn (Perry) A Perry B Sep C 4

Small tree with upright habit and multi spur systems. Abundant crops of small yellow fruits with some russet. Low tannin perry. (Glocs. circa 1670)

Williams’ Bon Chrétien A Eating B Aug C 3

A good early eating variety, medium-large, pale green turning to golden yellow. Very juicy and sweet. Regular good cropper. (Berkshire 18th Century)

Winter Nelis A Eating B Nov C 4

Pale green turning yellowish-green, almost covered by russet. Greenish-white flesh is juicy and sweet. Small and late with frost resistance. (Belgium 19th C)

Plums

Avalon A Eating B Mid Aug C 2

Large, round-oval, red. Quality dessert. Strong growing tree with a

tendency to be shy cropping in its early years. Partially self fertile. (Bristol circa 1980)

Belle de Louvain A Eating/Cooking B Mid Aug C 3 SF

Very large purple fruit, firm texture and sweet. Good for culinary and dessert use. (Belgium 1845)

Blaisdon Red A Eating/Cooking B Early Aug C 3 SF

Probably the best jam maker. Vibrant purple-red skin which turns the golden flesh red when cooked. Heavy cropping and fairly disease resistant. (Glocs.)

Blue Tit A Eating/Cooking B Mid Aug C 2 SF

An old Laxtons variety with a blue-black bloom and yellow flesh. Good quality. (Bedford 1938)

Czar A Eating/Cooking B Early Aug C 3 SF

A medium, dark purple plum with a sweet yellow flesh. Can produce very heavy crops and always reliable. Self fertile. (Herts. 19th C)

Edda A Eating B Late Aug C 2

An excellent dessert plum. Blue skin and yellow flesh with a fine rich flavour. Opal and Victoria are good pollinators. (Norway circa 1950)

Excalibur A Eating B Aug C 2

Very large red fruit of excellent texture and flavour. Vigorous but shy cropping. Excellent quality fruit. Pollinated by Victoria. (Bristol circa 1980)

Giant Prune A Eating B Early Sep C 3 SF

A very large, red, oval, fruit which crops very heavily. Not the best dessert eating quality but tough and reliable for exposed areas. Freestone (USA 1893)

Gordon Castle A Eating B Early Sep C 3 SF

A native hardy plum for northern districts. Greenish-yellow but sweet with an excellent flavour. (Scotland)

Guinevere® A Eating B Late Sep C 3 SF

Large and heavy cropping around Marjories time with probably better eating quality with extended shelf life when fridge stored. (Kent 2000)

Haganta® A Eating B Sep C 3

Large, blue plum, disease resistant. Strong scented with excellent flavour. Keeps well. Partially self fertile. Freestone. (Germany)

Herman A Eating B Mid Jul C 2 SF

Medium, blue-black, very early, freestone, golden flesh. A week earlier than Czar and with improved flavour. Self fertile. (Sweden 1970)

Heron A Eating B Mid Aug C 2

Medium-large, blue mottled purple. Very good quality dessert. Traditional to the Vale of Evesham. (Raised by Rivers. 1875)

Jubilee A Eating B Mid Aug C 3 SF

Superb eating quality. Similar to Victoria, but larger, and picks one week earlier. Strong growing, recommended on Pixy. (Sweden 1985)

Kirke’s A Eating B Early Sep C 3

Large, dark purple with a bright blue bloom, firm, juicy and sweet but rich flavour. A favourite of the past. (London 19th C)

Laxton’s Cropper A Eating/Cooking B Early Sep C 3 SF

Average quality but an excellent cropper especially for hardy areas. Blue-black oval, medium. (Bedford 1906)

Mallard A Eating B Mid Aug C 2

Red with bloom. Medium oval, oblong, mid to late August. Good quality dessert. Needs a pollinator. (Sawbridgeworth 1885)

Marjorie’s Seedling A Eating/Cooking B Late Sep C 5 SF

One of the latest picking plums for September. Large and good quality purple fruit. Dual purpose. Good cropper. (Berks. 1912)

Methley A Eating B Early Aug C 1 SF

One of the best of the Japanese plums (Prunus salicina) with blood red flesh and juice. A refreshing little plum, extremely juicy and sweet with mild flavour.

Opal A Eating B Late Jul C 3 SF

One of the most reliable garden plums. Known as the early Victoria. A medium reddish-purple fruit with superb flavour. (Sweden 1925)

Purple Pershore A Eating/Cooking B Late Aug C 3 SF

A very useful robust plum with good regular crops. Purple to almost black and very large. A good dual purpose. (Worcester)

Queens Crown (Syn: Denbigh or Cox’s Emperor)

A Eating/Cooking B Late Aug C 3

Large, round oval pink-red fruit, yellow flesh. Good crops, flesh clings to stone, partially self fertile.

Rivers’s Early Prolifi c A Eating B Late Jul C 2 SF

A good heavy cropping early season plum. Small, bluish-purple. Good dessert variety when fully ripe. (Herts. circa 1820)

Sanctus Hubertus A Eating B Late Jul C 3 SF

Large purple-blue oval fruit for early August. One of the best croppers of the earlies although the fruits do need to ripen well before eating. (Belgium 1966)

Seneca A Eating B Early Sep C 3

Reddish-purple, large, oval fruit. Flesh yellow and very sweet. First

week September. Very good quality. Freestone. (USA 1937)

Thames Cross A Eating/Cooking B Early Sep C 3

Large, oval yellow plum. Sweet and juicy with good flavour. Partially self fertile (Bristol 1938)

Valor A Eating/Cooking B Mid Sep C 3 SF

Large, dark purple fruit with greenish-yellow flesh, useful as a dual purpose fruit very late in the season. (Vineland, Canada 1968)

Verity A Eating/Cooking B Mid Sep C 3

Large oval plum with blue purple bloom. Clingstone (Canada 1938)

Victoria A Eating B Late Aug C 3 SF

Oval, bright red fruit. Freestone. Disease prone but tolerable considering the quality and quantity of fruit. Most popular plum to this day. (Sussex 19th C)

Violetta A Eating B Mid Aug C 3 SF

Blue skin with yellow, sweetly flavoured flesh. A compact grower and heavy cropping. (Sweden 1990)

Warwickshire Drooper A Eating/Cooking B Mid Aug C 2 SF

Large yellow fruit, juicy and good for eating and cooking. Crops well and regular. Spreading, drooping habit. (Worcs/Glouc pre 1920’s)

Yellow Pershore A Eating/Cooking B Mid Aug C 2 SF

A large reliable cropper for dessert as well as the ideal bottling plum. (Worcs 19th C)

I have not included

Nut , Fig , Quince Trees or any of the soft fruit bushes blueberry etc or canes raspberries etc all of which

are available

Fruit Rootstocks

All those mentioned are available in the UK and cover a suitable range of tree size for most situations.

Apples

M.25 Very vigorous. Ideal for half and full standard trees. Heavy crops from an early age. Not resistant to woolly aphid.

MM.111Vigorous. Produces a standard on good soils and half standard on poor soils, excellent collar rot and general disease

resistance. Resistant to woolly aphid.

MM.106 Semi vigorous. General purpose for most types of tree; bush, cordon and half standard. Very productive from an

early age. Can succumb to collar rot or phytophora on poorly drained soils. Resistant to woolly aphid.

M116 Medium vigour. Although bred at East Malling Research Station some years ago this selection has only just become

commercially available. Between MM106 and M26 in vigour this very productive rootstock has resistance to collar

rot/phytophora, replant disease and woolly aphid. As productive as MM106 with 10% less vigour this is likely to prove to be an

all round performer for many commercial (particularly cider) and amateur situations.

M.26 Semi Dwarf. Requires support on most sites. Good for bush and cordons in limited spaces. Suits certain varieties well

i.e Bramley and Egremont Russet. Can induce 'bare wood' in some varieties such as Cox. Susceptible to woolly aphid.

M.9 Dwarf. Very productive and induces good fruit size. Poor anchorage needing permanent staking. Ideal for cordons and

spindles. There are over 100 M9 types and together they account for the majority of commercial orchards worldwide.

M.27 Very Dwarf. Produces the true mini tree, varieties reaching no more than 2 metres with little support required, excellent

for the small garden. Fruit size small. Good for triploids on strong soils but will stunt diploides on poor soils.

Cherries

Prunus F.12.1 Very Vigorous. The best clonal selection of mazzard for standards. Good anchorage.

Colt Semi vigorous. Fully campatible with all varieties, will contain trees to 4 - 5 metres. Considered very productive until the

arrival of Gisela. Still good for bush and half standard cherries on thin soils.

Gisela 6. Semi dwarf . 75% of Colt. All the attributes of Gisela 5 but for less than good soils.

Gisela 5. Dwarf. 40% of Colt. Ideal for commercial orchards, gardens and patio pots.

Pears

Compatibility. It should be noted that there are many incompatible varieties when worked on Quince ( especially Quince C).

These are known and a list is available. In these instances a suitable interstock should be used and Beurre Hardy, Doyenne du

Comice and Old Home are suitable. The latter will also impart some resistance to Fireblight.

Pyrus communis (Sdg pear) Very vigorous. More suitable for half standard and especially standard trees.

Pyrodwarf. Medium vigour. A German selection giving something between Q.A and Pyrus communis from early

observations. Probably more vigorous than claimed Early signs are very promising due to early fruiting influence, uniformity

and resistance to fireblight through its Old Home parentage.

Quince 'A' Semi Dwarf. The ideal root stock for bush trees.

Quince EMH Dwarf. Released in from East Malling in 2002 this is close to Q.C in size but imparting better fruit size but

cropping no earlier.

Quince 'C' Dwarf and slightly earlier into cropping.

Plums,Gages,Damsons & Mirabelles

Brompton Vigorous, very suitable for standards, does not sucker and fully compatible with all varieties unlike its predecessor

such as Myroblan.

St. Julien 'A'Semi vigorous. This is fully compatible with all plums, damsons, gages, peaches, nectarines and apricots and

many ornamental prunus species. Good yield influence. Not suitable for poorly drained soils.

Jaspi ® A french stock, untested as yet but with St Julien 'A' vigour and good resistance to root aphixiation in wet situations.

Plumina ® (Ferlenain). A French selection with similar tree size to Pixy but improved fruit size. Grows strongly in the first few

years and then settles quickly into regular cropping. Some suckers.

Pixy Dwarf and ideal for size containment in the garden. On very strong soils it still has commercial use for strong growing shy

cropping varieties such as Marjories, Avalon and Excalibur. Not recommended for Victoria.

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