Fruit Trees
The most commonly planted fruit trees are apple trees, but this doesn't mean you have to follow convention. Cherry, damson, fig, pear and plum trees can make equally good alternatives. That said, if you're growing fruit for the first time and decide to opt for a staple apple tree, consider an Apple Cox's Orange tree, which produces delicious dessert apples that are ready for picking in October. Fruit trees are propagated onto rootstocks, which determine the vigour and eventual size of the tree. A fruit tree on a dwarf rootstock may grow to just 1.5 metres tall, making it ideal for smaller gardens, whilst the same variety grafted onto a more vigorous rootstock could grow to 6.5 metres - so check the eventual height and spread on the product pages for the plants you are interested in carefully. Finally, to ensure good pollination and therefore a good crop, it is necessary to grow 2 or more different varieties from the same or an adjacent pollination group, so be sure to check and match up the pollination groups for the trees you buy (unless your selection is self-pollinating, in which case no other pollinator is required).
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How to grow your own apple tree
Apples are the most popular type of fruit tree for good reason - they are easy to grow, productive and there are varieties and growth forms suitable for every garden. Different varieties produce their fruit at different times of the year and late ripening varieties store well.
How to grow your own apricot tree
Apricots are a rewarding fruit to grow, being relatively undemanding apart from feed and water and producing a delicious tasting fruit packed will juice that provides fibre, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. As they are self fertile they will crop well from a single tree.
How to grow your own cherry tree
For many, cherry blossoms are characteristic of the coming of spring with their beautiful density and hue. Distinctive pink or white flowers are borne in bunches or racemes in April, adding a fabulous flush of colour to your garden and making it the envy of your neighbour.
Forming a large shrub or deciduous tree (depending on pruning), figs boasts large, lush, maple-like fragrant leaves which sometimes develop a rustic appearance in autumn, as well as beautiful smooth crinkly light bark. Perfect for containers with delicious fruit.
How to grow your own pear tree
Pears are long-lived, producing plenty of sweet and juicy crops. With careful site selection, planting and aftercare, they will yield a handsome reward for the rest of your life. Different varieties produce their fruit at different times of the year and late varieties store well.
How to grow your own plum tree
As one of the earliest crops to flower in the fruit garden, plum trees produce attractive blossoms and delicious plump fruit. Plums fall into three main types - dessert plums best eaten raw; culinary plums best cooked or made into jams; and dual purpose plums good for both.
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