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263 varieties
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Almonds
2
Apples
82
Early eating apples
2
Late eating apples
4
Cooking apples
5
Apricots
6
Asian pears
3
Cherry plums
4
Cherry trees
17
Sweet cherries
16
Sour cherries
1
Cider
9
Crab-apples
14
Damsons
7
Flowering cherry
34
Inter-specific trees
3
Medlars
3
Mirabelles
3
Nectarines
1
Peaches
2
Pears
27
Dessert pears
24
Culinary pears
2
Perry
6
Plum trees
38
Dessert plums
21
Dual-purpose plums
13
Cooking plums
9
Japanese plums
1
Quinces
8
Mature size
Small
12
Medium
77
Large
245
Full size
52
Rootstocks
VVA-1
11
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Quince Eline
10
?
Gisela 5
12
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Weigi 2
3
?
M26
48
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Weigi 1
3
?
Wavit
15
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M116
7
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MM106
87
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Colt
42
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Quince A
34
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Semi-vigorous
18
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St. Julien
50
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Torinel
4
?
MM111
5
?
Pyrodwarf
14
?
M25
29
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Pyrus c. Kirchensaller
10
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Brompton
10
?
F12/1
5
?
Pyrus c.
1
?
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
2
Early
31
Mid
61
Late
102
Very late
15
Cropping
Heavy
84
Good
104
Light
18
Keeping
?
Does not keep
3
1-3 days
45
1 week
49
2-3 weeks
36
1-2 months
34
3 months or more
26
Fruit persistence
Normal ripening
142
Fruit drops when ripe
9
Ripens over a period
13
Persistent
9
Useful for
Eating fresh
148
Culinary
101
Traditional cooker
19
Dual purpose
26
Juice
40
Hard cider
22
Drying
1
Cooking result
Puree
15
Textured puree
2
Keeps shape
12
Juice colour
Pale yellow
2
Pale orange
1
Pale red
4
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
124
Average
99
Experienced
18
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
68
Partially self-fertile
37
Not self-fertile
108
Flowering group
?
1
6
2
38
3
108
4
47
5
7
6
2
Pollinating others
?
Good
34
Average
150
Poor
19
Ploidy
Diploid
137
Triploid
14
Quintaploid
1
Vigour
Natural dwarf
3
Weak growing
19
Slightly small
20
Average vigour
112
Slightly large
35
Vigorous
45
Very vigorous
2
Precocity
Precocious
39
Slow to start bearing
7
Bearing regularity
Regular
169
Biennial tendency
17
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
88
Free-spurring
3
Partial tip-bearer
22
Tip-bearer
7
Problems
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
3
Some susceptibility
2
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
2
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
8
Very susceptible
1
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
2
Some susceptibility
1
Silverleaf
Very resistant
5
Some resistance
5
Some susceptibility
1
Very susceptible
1
Disease resistance
Good
102
Average
68
Poor
12
Canker
Very resistant
5
Some resistance
18
Some susceptibility
10
Very susceptible
4
Fireblight
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
8
Some susceptibility
16
Very susceptible
2
Mildew
Very resistant
1
Some resistance
15
Some susceptibility
13
Scab
Very resistant
22
Some resistance
33
Some susceptibility
20
Very susceptible
4
Climate
Climate type
?
Temperate climates
207
Mild damp climates
88
Warm climates
73
Summer average maximum temperatures
?
Cold (< 20C / 67F)
84
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
184
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
156
Hot (>30C / 86F)
24
Frost resistance of blossom
Good resistance
32
Some resistance
8
Susceptible
10
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
3
Belgium
8
Canada
7
China
1
Czech Republic
1
Denmark
1
France
17
Germany
7
Japan
18
Netherlands
2
New Zealand
5
Norway
1
Russia
1
Slovakia
1
Sweden
4
Switzerland
2
Ukraine
5
United Kingdom
137
United States
15
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
3
1600 - 1649
6
1650 - 1699
3
1700 - 1749
3
1750 - 1799
15
1800 - 1849
32
1850 - 1899
36
1900 - 1949
42
1950 - 1999
61
2000
15
Flowering month
January
1
February
2
March
8
April
28
May
8
Flower colour
White
136
Cream
1
Pink - light
41
Pink
6
Pink - dark
10
Crimson
3
Fruit colour
Black
7
Blue - dark
10
Crimson
2
Gold
2
Green
11
Green - light
16
Green / Red
4
Green / Yellow
12
Orange
5
Orange / Red
23
Orange flush
22
Purple
8
Purple - light
4
Red
27
Red - dark
8
Red / Black
2
Red / Green
3
Red striped
1
Russet
7
Varigated
1
Yellow
9
Yellow / Orange
3
Yellow / Red
5
Fruit size
Very small
2
Small
6
Average
22
Large
18
Very large
2
Awards
RHS Award of Garden Merit
84
RHS Award of Merit
7
RHS 1st class
1
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
2
Varieties list
Flowering cherry
Accolade
An impressive spreading ornamental cherry tree, with light pink double-flowers.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: April
Apple trees
Adams Pearmain
Adams' Pearmain is a popular Victorian-era English apple with a distinctive 'pearmain' shape.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Amanogawa
A popular columnar flowering cherry, also known as the Flagpole Cherry.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: May
Cherry trees
Amber Heart
The most popular traditional English white cherry, widely known as Kent Bigarreau.
Picking season: Mid
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Annie Elizabeth
A traditional English cooking apple, with a sweet flavour, which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Inter-specific trees
Aprimira
®
A sweet self-fertile apricot - mirabelle cross, also known as a miracot.
Quince trees
Aromatnaya
Aromatnaya is a heavy-cropping self-fertile Russian quince, and a good choice for growing in sunny areas in the UK.
Crab-apples
Aros
®
A small slow-growing upright crab-apple, with bronze-green leaves, beautiful dark pink flowers with white centres, and maroon fruits in the autumn.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Apple trees
Arthur Turner
A mid-season cooking apple, producing a light yellow puree. Very attractive blossom.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Ashmead's Kernel
A versatile English 17th century russet apple, Ashmead's Kernel is noted for its distinctive pear-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Autumnalis Rosea
A Japanese flowering cherry with light pink blossom, can sometimes flower through the whole winter.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: January
Flowering month: February
Flowering month: March
Flowering month: April
Plum trees
Avalon
Avalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Peach trees
Avalon Pride
Considered one of the most resistant peach varieties to peach-leaf curl.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Damson trees
Aylesbury Prune
A traditional English damson, which used to be grown in the Vale of Aylesbury.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Ballerina Flamenco
A ballerina-style apple tree which grows as columnar minarette.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Ballerina Samba
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Bardsey
A hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Beauty of Bath
One of the earliest English apples, ripening in early August.
Picking season: Very early
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Belle de Louvain
Belle de Louvain is a large purple culinary plum, useful because it can be grown on north-facing walls.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Belgium
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Asian pears
Benita Rafzas
®
Benita Rafzas is an unusual cross between an Asian and European pear.
Quince trees
Bereczki
An old traditional quince variety from eastern Europe. The fruits are large with an excellent sharp flavour.
Apricot trees
Bergeron
Bergeron is the classic French apricot variety, and a common sight in French summer markets.
Pear trees
Beth
An easy and reliable early-season pear, with a very good melting flavour.
Pear trees
Beurre Hardy
A classic French pear with a very good flavour, but grows best in a warm sheltered situation.
Pear trees
Beurre Superfin
Beurre Superfin is a 19th century French pear variety, considered one of the best for flavour and texture.
Cherry trees
Black Oliver
Black Oliver is an English mid-season black cherry.
Picking season: Mid
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Black Worcester
The oldest true English pear, 16th century or earlier. Ideal for stewed pears.
Cooking plums
Blaisdon Red
A popular red-purple plum, which produces a bright red plum jam.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Perry pear trees
Blakeney Red
A popular perry pear, and one of the most reliable croppers. Produces a medium-tannin juice.
Apple trees
Blenheim Orange
Blenheim Orange is a classic English dual-purpose apple, useful for dessert and culinary purposes.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Bloody Ploughman
An old Scottish apple variety, named for the crimson-red colour of its skin and stained flesh.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Bountiful
Bountiful is an easy-to-grow cooking apple, it retains its shape when cooked, fairly sweet for a cooker.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Braeburn
Braeburn is one of the best-flavoured supermarket apple varieties.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: New Zealand
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Bramley 20
Bramley 20 is a naturally smaller version of Bramley's Seedling (the apples are the same size though).
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Bramley's Seedling
Bramley is the essential English cooking apple, famous for its rich sharp acidity.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Perry pear trees
Brandy
A mid-season English perry pear which produces a low-tannin juice.
Apple trees
Bright Future
A modern late-season English apple with a good sweet/sharp flavour and crisp flesh.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cooking apples
Broadholme Beauty
Broadholme Beauty is a heavy-cropping English cooking apple, related to James Grieve and Lane's Prince Albert.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple trees
Brown's Apple
Brown's Apple is a traditional English cider apple variety producing a sharp juice.
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Cambridge Gage
Cambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Candy Floss
A Japanese flowering cherry, notable for its large pink double flowers.
Flower colour: Pink
Flowering month: May
Pear trees
Catillac
A very old French culinary pear, dating back to the reign of Louis XIV.
Pear trees
Celebration NUVAR
®
A modern English pear, best considered as an improved Conference.
Cherry trees
Celeste
Celeste is a dark red/black cherry, one of the best early-season varieties, with a sweet mild flavour.
Picking season: Early
Country of origin: Canada
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Quince trees
Champion
A large American quince which does well in the drier parts of the UK.
Apple trees
Charles Ross
Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Chivers Delight
Chivers Delight is an under-rated Cox-style apple from Cambridgeshire. Crisp and sweet.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Chocolate Ice
Named after the copper-brown colour of the young leaves which contrast with the large white flowers.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Pear trees
Christie
One of the best Scottish pears, with a sweet flavour and attractive blossom.
Apple trees
Christmas Pippin
Christmas Pippin is a new high-yielding Cox-style apple, discovered as a chance seedling tree.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Clapps Favourite
An attractive red-flushed early-season pear from the USA.
Plum trees
Coe's Golden Drop
Coe's Golden Drop is a large oval gage from the 18th century, noted for its excellent flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Concorde
A marriage of Conference and Comice - Concorde is easy to grow, heavy crops, excellent flavour.
Pear trees
Conference
A popular and reliable English pear, Conference is perfectly suited to the English climate.
Apple trees
Core Blimey
TM
A modern Cox-style English eating apple, with a crisp flesh and aromatic flavours.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Cornish Aromatic
An attractive late-season apple from Cornwall, with a good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Cornish Gilliflower
Cornish Gilliflower is a popular English eating apple with an excellent sweet aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cherry plum trees
Countess
A dark-red Cherry Plum, with sweet golden flesh, suitable for eating fresh and cooking.
Apple trees
Court Pendu Plat
Court Pendu Plant is a traditional French apple with a pronounced aromatic pear-drop flavor.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 6
Country of origin: France
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Cox's Orange Pippin
Cox is widely acknowledged as having the best flavour of any apple variety.
Picking season: Mid
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Plum trees
Czar
Czar is a traditional culinary plum, one of the easiest plums trees, will even fruit on north-facing walls.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cider apple trees
Dabinett
Dabinett is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 6
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Plum trees
Denbigh
A large red plum with an excellent for eating fresh and also good in the kitchen.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Denniston's Superb
Denniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United States
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Discovery
Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Doyenne du Comice
Doyenne du Comice is arguably the best flavoured of all pears.
Apricot trees
Early Moorpark
A traditional English apricot from the 19th century.
Plum trees
Early Transparent Gage
One of the easier gages to grow, Early Transparent has attractive semi-translucent fruit.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Plum trees
Edda
A good quality and cold-hardy early-season purple plum from Norway.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: Norway
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Egremont Russet
Egremont Russet is the most popular English russet variety, and a good apple tree for the garden.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Ellison's Orange
Ellison's Orange is a well respected Cox-style apple which can achieve very good flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Crab-apples
Evereste
Malus Evereste is a popular traditional crab-apple with masses of white blossom, then red-yellow fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Plum trees
Excalibur
Excalibur is a red-purple plum, similar to Victoria but with a better flavour for eating fresh.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Damson trees
Farleigh
One of the hardiest damsons, and crops heavily. Farleigh has the distinctive damson flavour.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Fiesta
Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Medlar trees
Flanders Giant
One of the largest-fruited medlars, with attractive blossom and autumnal colours.
Inter-specific trees
Flavor King
Flavor King is a pluot (plum / apricot cross) with large sweet fruit.
Pear trees
Fondante d'Automne
An old fashioned French pear with a notably sweet flavour.
Flowering cherry
Frilly Frock
TM
A small weeping ornamental cherry tree, ideal for small gardens.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: March
Flowering month: April
Flowering cherry
Fugenzo
A traditional double-flowered Japanese flowering cherry.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: May
Apple trees
Gala
Gala is popular supermarket apple - but better when home-grown, with a sweet pleasant flavor.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: New Zealand
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Galloway Pippin
A traditional Scottish cooking apple which keeps its shape when cooked.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Glou Morceau
A traditional 18th century Belgian pear with a notably rich sweet flavour.
Apricot trees
Goldcot
One of the most reliable apricots, with good winter hardiness.
Apple trees
Golden Delicious
The flavor of home-grown Golden Delicious is far better than its supermarket reputation.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United States
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Crab-apples
Golden Gem
A traditional crab-apple featuring a mass of white blossom in spring, followed by yellow crab apples.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Apricot trees
Golden Glow
A modern English apricot, found growing as a chance seedling near Worcester.
Crab-apples
Golden Hornet
Malus Golden Hornet has pink / white blossom then small yellow crab apples which hang on late in the year.
Fruit colour: Yellow
Cherry plum trees
Golden Sphere
Golden Sphere is a large yellow Cherry Plum with a sweet plum-like flavour.
Plum trees
Gordon Castle
This late-season green plum originates from Scotland and has an excellent sweet flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab-apples
Gorgeous
Malus Gorgeous has pink/white blossom and spherical cherry-like red fruits which are good for jelly.
Fruit colour: Red
Pear trees
Gorham
A reliable early 20th century American pear, with a sweet creamy flesh.
Apple trees
Granny Smith
Granny Smith is the world-famous green apple from Australia, a good choice for warmer apple-growing regions.
Picking season: Very late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Australia
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Greensleeves
Greensleeves is a reliable and popular mid-season green/yellow apple, easy to grow and productive.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Grenadier
Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Plum trees
Guinevere
Guinevere is a modern late-season dessert plum, with a good flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Gyoiko
Gyoiko is a pleasing Japanese flowering cherry tree, featuring unusual cream-coloured blossom.
Flowering month: April
Flowering month: May
Flower colour: Cream
Cherry plum trees
Gypsy
Gypsy is a bright red Cherry Plum with a notably sweet flavour.
Plum trees
Haganta
Haganta is a new large blue plum from Germany, one of the latest-ripening and an excellent flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Germany
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Hally Jolivette
This graceful flowering cherry is notable for its long-lived white blossom.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Flowering cherry
Hanagasa Pink Parasol
A modern Japanese flowering cherry, also known as Pink Parasol, which features large double-flower pink blossom.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: April
Cider apple trees
Harry Masters Jersey
Harry Masters Jersey is a traditional English cider apple variety, producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Hauszwetsche German Prune
Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: Germany
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Perry pear trees
Hendre Huffcap
A well-known English perry pear variety, and a reliable cropper. Makes a light, low-tannin perry.
Apple trees
Herefordshire Russet
Herefordshire Russet is a modern russet apple variety, with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Herman
Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: Sweden
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cherry trees
Hertford
A large dark red English cherry with a good flavour.
Picking season: Late
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Hokusai
Hokusai is a traditional Japanese pink blossom cherry tree.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: April
Apple trees
Honeycrisp
Honeycrisp is a new cold-hardy disease-resistant apple - it shows just how good modern apples have become.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United States
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Horinji
A small upright flowering cherry tree with large pink-tinted white blossom.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Apple trees
Howgate Wonder
Howgate Wonder is a large cooking apple which keeps well. Produces an excellent sharp juice.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Pear trees
Humbug
Humbug is an unusual pear variety, the fruits have distinctive green and yellow stripes.
Flowering cherry
Ichiyo
An attractive medium-sized Japanese cherry blossom tree, with classic double shell pink flowers.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: April
Almond trees
Ingrid
Ingrid is the best Almond tree for the UK climate, suitable for the warmer and drier areas of the UK.
Pear trees
Invincible
Invincible is a good-flavour pear which can cope with more difficult conditions than most pears.
Apple trees
Isaac Newton's Tree
Also known as Flower of Kent, this is the variety the famous scientist sat under.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 5
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Quince trees
Isfahan
A sweet-flavoured quince from Iran, that can be eaten fresh as well as used for cooking.
Flowering cherry
Jacqueline
This new and relatively unknown flowering cherry features stunning pink blossom and fiery autumn colours.
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flowering month: April
Apple trees
James Grieve
James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Plum trees
Jefferson
Jefferson is a a large yellow gage / plum, easy to grow, crops well, very juicy and great flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United States
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab-apples
Jelly King
®
White blossom followed by large orange-red fruits which are ideal for making crab-apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Crab-apples
John Downie
John Downie is a traditional crab-apple, with white blossom and orange-red fruits, ideal for making crab apple jelly.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Pear trees
Josephine de Malines
A classic 19th century winter pear with a high quality flavour.
Plum trees
Jubilee
Jubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Sweden
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Perry pear trees
Judge Amphlet
A popular English perry pear variety producing a light, low-tannin juice.
Apple trees
Jumbo
A dual-purpose apple, named for the exceptionally large size of its fruits.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Jupiter
Jupiter is one of the best Cox-style apples, with a strong fruity flavour.
Flowering cherry
Kanzan
Kanzan (or Kwanzan) is one of the most popular Japanese flowering cherries, well-suited to the UK climate.
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flowering month: April
Plum trees
Katinka
Katinka is an excellent early season eating plum.
Picking season: Very early
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: Germany
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Katy
Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Sweden
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cooking plums
Kea
The Kea plum comes from the area around Kea in Cornwall, in south-west England.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Keswick Codlin
Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Kidd's Orange Red
Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: New Zealand
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Kiku-shidare-zakura
This is the classic Japanese weeping pink cherry blossom tree (sometimes known as Cheal's Weeping Cherry).
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flowering month: April
Damson trees
King of the Damsons
A traditional 19th century English damson from Nottinghamshire. Also widely-known as Bradley's King.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
King of the Pippins
A popular and versatile dual-purpose apple, widely grown in the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: France
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
King's Acre Pippin
A traditional late-season English apple with a robust flavour.
Picking season: Very late
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cider apple trees
Kingston Black
Kingston Black is one of the premier English cider varieties and produces a bittersharp juice.
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Kirke's Blue
An old-fashioned blue plum with a rich sweet flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cherry trees
Knight's Early Black
A traditional English early-season black cherry
Picking season: Early
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cherry trees
Kordia
Kordia is a popular late-season cherry variety with a good balanced cherry flavour.
Picking season: Late
Country of origin: Czech Republic
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Asian pears
Kumoi
One of the most popular Asian pears, with a firm flesh and sweet flavour.
Flowering cherry
Kursar
A small ornamental early-flowing cherry tree, with profuse blossom.
Flower colour: Pink
Flowering month: March
Apple trees
Lady Henniker
A well-regarded Victorian dual-purpose apple, easy to grow.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Lane's Prince Albert
A classic Victorian cooking apple. Plenty of juicy acidity and stores well.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cherry trees
Lapins
Lapins is a mid-season red cherry from Canada, easy to grow, with heavy crops of good-flavoured cherries.
Picking season: Mid
Country of origin: Canada
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Crab-apples
Laura
Malus Laura is a very upright dwarf crab-apple, with bronze leaves, crimson blossom and maroon fruitlets.
Apple trees
Laxton's Fortune
A quietly popular Edwardian era Cox-style apple, developed by the Laxton Brothers Nursery.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Laxton's Superb
Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Limelight
Limelight is an attractive green mid-season dessert apple, ideal for gardens.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Lindsey Gage
Lindsey Gage is a sweet-flavoured green gage, similar to Cambridge Gage.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Little Pax
TM
A new English apple variety, recently discovered on the Isle of Wight - but its appearance and flavour hark back to the Victorian era.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Lord Derby
Lord Derby is a high-quality mid/late-season traditional English cooking apple, cooks to a chunky puree.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Lord Lambourne
Lord Lambourne is a popular versatile garden apple variety, with a good balance of sweet and sharp flavours.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Pear trees
Louise Bonne of Jersey
An attractive red-flushed French pear variety with sweet melting flesh.
Plum trees
Marjorie's Seedling
Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Quince trees
Meech's Prolific
A deservedly-popular quince variety from the USA, fragrant fruit and attractive blossom.
Apple trees
Meridian
Meridian is a little known modern English apple, heavy crops, easy to grow, and excellent flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Meritare
An attractive new early-season dessert plum from Sweden, with large fruits and good cold-hardiness.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: France
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Damson trees
Merryweather
Merryweather is a very popular damson, with unusually large fruit, one of the hardiest of fruit trees.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cherry trees
Merton Glory
A well-known mid-season English white cherry.
Picking season: Early
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Merton Pride
One of the best English pears, with a notably juicy buttery flesh.
Nectarine trees
Mesembrine
A sweet-flavoured flat nectarine.
Cider apple trees
Michelin
Michelin is a traditional French cider apple variety producing a bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 4
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Mirabelle trees
Mirabelle de Nancy
Mirabelle de Nancy is an old traditional Mirabelle, originating from north-east France.
Picking season: Late
Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Pear trees
Moonglow
A high quality early season dessert and culinary pear, very resistant to fireblight.
Sour Cherry trees
Morello
Morello is a traditional late-season acid or sour-cherry, and can be grown in north-facing situations.
Picking season: Late
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cider apple trees
Morgan Sweet
Morgan Sweet is a traditional English cider variety producing a full sweet juice.
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cherry trees
Napoleon Bigarreau
A traditional white cherry, with an excellent flavour and appearance.
Picking season: Early
Country of origin: Germany
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Newton Wonder
A traditional English cooking apple, a good alternative to Bramley.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Nigra
A popular flowering cherry-plum tree, with dark purple leaves and pale pink blossom.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: February
Flowering month: March
Medlar trees
Nottingham
A popular Medlar, used mainly for cooking.
Pear trees
Obelisk
®
A useful dwarf pear tree for small gardens, it grows with a tidy upright habit and is self-fertile.
Flowering cherry
Okame
Okame is a small hardy blossom tree featuring shell-pink single flowers and attractive autumn colours.
Flower colour: Pink
Flowering month: March
Plum trees
Old Green Gage
The definitive gage - Old Green Gage is arguably the best-flavoured of any plum variety.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: France
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Onward
Onward is high quality dessert pear, related to Doyenne du Comice but easier to grow.
Plum trees
Opal
Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Sweden
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Orleans Reinette
Orleans Reinette is a traditional French apple variety, and remains popular for its old-fashioned flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: France
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Packham's Triumph
Perhaps the best known Australian pear, producing large quantities of small but sweet-flavoured pears.
Flowering cherry
Pandora
An excellent small flowering cherry, with pale pink blossom, and interesting leaf colour in both spring and autumn.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: March
Apple trees
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Peasgood Nonsuch is a highly-regarded old-fashioned English cooking apple.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Cherry trees
Penny
Penny is a high quality very late-season cherry - it ripens in mid-August.
Picking season: Very late
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab-apples
Pink Glow
Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
Flowering cherry
Pink Perfection
The definitive pink blossom tree, offers a long-lasting display of pink double flowers.
Flower colour: Pink
Flowering month: April
Flowering month: May
Flowering cherry
Pink Shell
This perfectly named flowering cherry features clusters of pink blossom hanging like pink shells.
Flower colour: White
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: April
Apple trees
Pitmaston Pine Apple
A small English 18th century apple with a distinctive fruity pineapple-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Pixie
Pixie produces lots of small Cox-style apples, easy to grow and keep well.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Quince trees
Portugal
Portugal is perhaps the best-flavoured of all Quinces, but prefers a warm dry climate.
Flowering cherry
Prunus litigiosa
A columnar flowering cherry, often called the Tassel Cherry because of unusual shape of its white flowers.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Flowering cherry
Prunus x yedoensis
The Yoshino cherry. A graceful flowering cherry with white-pink blossom, which is the national flower of Japan.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: March
Plum trees
Purple Pershore
Very similar to Yellow Pershore and with the same excellent culinary qualities.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Red Devil
Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Red Falstaff
Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cider apple trees
Red Foxwhelp
Red Foxwhelp is an old English cider apple variety which produces a dull red bittersharp juice.
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Crab-apples
Red Obelisk
Malus Red Obelisk is a compact upright crab-apple with white flowers, purple / green leaves, and red fruits.
Fruit colour: Red
Crab-apples
Red Sentinel
A deservedly popular crab-apple, Malus Red Sentinel has classic white apple blossom and a profusion of tiny scarlet persistent fruits.
Fruit colour: Red
Apple trees
Red Windsor
Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Peach trees
Redhaven
Red Haven is a yellow-fleshed peach, popular because it has some resistance to peach-leaf curl.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cherry trees
Regina
Regina is a new dark-red late-season sweet cherry, with a good flavour and resistance to splitting.
Picking season: Late
Country of origin: Germany
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Reine Claude de Bavay
The most widely-grown green gage, Reine Claude de Bavay has the distinctive gage-like flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Belgium
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Plum trees
Reine Claude Doree
A high-quality yellow-green gage, and usually more productive than other green gages.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: France
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Reine Claude Violette
A traditional French gage first recorded in the 18th century, noted for its excellent flavour. Also known as Purple Gage.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: France
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Reverend W. Wilks
A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Ribston Pippin
A handsome English apple from the 18th century.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Rivers' Early Prolific
Early Prolific is a very heavy-cropping early-season plum, raised by the famous Rivers nursery.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Crab-apples
Roberts Crab
An unusual red-fleshed crab-apple which has large purple fruits. The juice is a claret red colour.
Fruit colour: Purple
Almond trees
Robijn
Robijn is a modern almond variety, suitable for planting in drier areas of northern Europe.
Crab-apples
Rosehip
Malus Rosehip features white blossom and large rosehip-shaped red fruits.
Fruit colour: Orange / Red
Apple trees
Rosemary Russet
A classic English russet apple, but not as well known as its Victorian contemporaries.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Rosette
A new eating apple with attractive pink flesh. One of the best apples for juicing (the juice is pink).
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Medlar trees
Royal
A compact-growing Medlar, useful for smaller gardens.
Flowering cherry
Royal Burgundy
Royal Burgundy is a flowering cherry, related to Prunus Kanzan with striking red purple foliage combined with double pink flowers.
Flower colour: Pink - dark
Flowering month: April
Apple trees
Rubinette
Considered by many to be the best-tasting apple ever, Rubinette has a perfect sweet / sharp flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Switzerland
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cherry plum trees
Ruby
Ruby is a large-fruited modern Cherry Plum, with dark red flesh.
Apple trees
Saint Edmund's Russet
Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Saturn
An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Scotch Bridget
A popular Scottish cooking apple, well-suited to damp wet conditions.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Scotch Dumpling
Scotch Dumpling is a large Scottish cooking apple. Cooks to a frothy puree with a good flavour.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Scrumptious
Scumptious is a new award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Plum trees
Seneca
Seneca is a high-quality late-season large American plum with a notably sweet flavor.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United States
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Sensation
A red-coloured sport of the popular Williams pear.
Quince trees
Serbian Gold
Serbian Gold is probably the best quince variety for the UK climate.
Damson trees
Shepherds Bullace
A large-fruited bullace, used for cooking and preserves, similar to a damson.
Picking season: Late
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Asian pears
Shinseiki
This popular Asian pear variety is well suited to the UK climate, and produces crisp sweet-flavoured pears.
Flowering cherry
Shirofugen
Shirofugen is a traditional Japanese flowering cherry with large double-white flowers.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: May
Flowering cherry
Shirotae
Prunus Shirotae features large single or semi-double fragrant white flowers, and is perhaps the most beautiful of the white-flowered Japanese cherries.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Flowering cherry
Shizuka - Fragrant Cloud
A Japanese flowering cherry with large fragrant bright white blossom, and strong autumn colours.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: May
Damson trees
Shropshire Prune
The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.
Picking season: Mid
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Cherry trees
Skeena
®
One of the best of the Canadian late-season cherries.
Picking season: Late
Country of origin: Canada
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Snow Goose
A small upright flowering cherry tree with particularly large single white flowers.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Flowering cherry
Snow Showers
A compact slow-growing flowering cherry, with long weeping branches and a mass of white single flowers.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: March
Cider apple trees
Somerset Redstreak
An English cider apple variety producing a very high-quality bittersweet juice.
Flowering group: 5
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apple trees
Spartan
Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavor.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: Canada
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Spring Snow
A Japanese flowering cherry with double-flowered white blossom borne on bare branches, followed by coppery-leaves.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Cherry trees
Stella
If you only want to grow one cherry tree, choose Stella - self-fertile, easy to grow, and a good pollinator.
Picking season: Mid
Country of origin: Canada
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Plum trees
Stella's Star
A modern green-gage, more productive and easier to grow in the UK than the traditional ones.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Stirling Castle
A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Cherry trees
Summer Sun
Summer Sun is productive mid-season cherry, and should ripen even if the summer weather is less than perfect.
Picking season: Mid
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Cherry trees
Sunburst
Sunburst is a large red mid-season cherry with a good mild flavour, and notably easy to pick.
Picking season: Mid
Country of origin: Canada
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Apple trees
Sunset
Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Sunset Boulevard
A large flowering cherry tree with a distinctive columnar form, and large single white flowers.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Apple trees
Surprize
TM
An unusual new apple variety with a unique combination of orange skin and pink flesh.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Cherry trees
Sweetheart
Sweetheart is one of the best-flavoured late-season cherries.
Picking season: Late
Country of origin: Canada
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Plum trees
Thames Cross
Thames Cross is a versatile dual-purpose plum, related to Coe's Golden Drop.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Perry pear trees
Thorn
A traditional perry pear tree, with heavy crops of small yellow perry pears.
Apple trees
Tickled Pink
A late-season red-fleshed apple, with attractive crimson blossom, also known as Baya® Marisa.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: Germany
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Flowering cherry
Tiltstone Hellfire
Tilstone Hellfire is small flowering cherry tree with large single flowers, and spectacular autumn colours.
Flower colour: Pink - light
Flowering month: April
Cider apple trees
Tom Putt
An old traditional English cider variety with a sharp juice, which can also be used for cooking.
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Apricot trees
Tomcot
®
Tomcot is a modern apricot variety with very large fruit, suitable for southern areas of the UK.
Plum trees
Victoria
Victoria is the classic English plum - attractive fruit, good for eating, and outstanding flavour for cooking. It's also easy to grow and very productive.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Quince trees
Vranja
A popular traditional Quince variety, well-suited to the southern UK.
Plum trees
Warwickshire Drooper
Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Crab-apples
Wedding Bouquet
Malus Wedding Bouquet features ivory-white blossom and tiny red berry-like fruitlets.
Fruit colour: Red - dark
Flowering cherry
Weeping Yoshino
A weeping form of the traditional Japanese Yoshino flowing cherry.
Flower colour: White
Flowering month: April
Apple trees
William Crump
A little-known high quality English apple, related to Cox and Worcester Pearmain.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Williams
Williams is a classic English pear, also known as Bartlett, with good flavour and quite easy to grow.
Plum trees
Willingham
A traditional English green gage, with a reputation for excellent flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Perry pear trees
Winnal's Longdon
A traditional Herefordshire perry pear variety, produces a low tannin perry.
Apple trees
Winter Gem
Winter Gem is a late-season apple variety with a very good aromatic flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Pear trees
Winter Nelis
A late-season dessert pear from Belgium, with an excellent sweet flavour.
Apple trees
Worcester Pearmain
Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Apple trees
Yellow Ingestrie
One of the prettiest of all apples, perfect for a table display, with a rich fruity flavour.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Plum trees
Yellow Pershore
Also known as Yellow Egg, Yellow Pershore is a self-fertile heavy cropping culinary plum.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 4
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
