LIDL Large Fruit Trees £9.77 from 2/4/09

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Hey People
Loads of people say Aldi or Lidl plants and seeds are excellent

Lotus-eater

Loads of people say jumping off a bridge with a piece of elastic attached to your bum is a good idea, doesn't mean I have to believe them.

maxheadroom

Just back from lidl,passing two on my way home went to have alook at these trees

They seem to be grown on a dwarfing rootstock as label says mature height 3m so axctually seems a good deal

Also have a few different varieties (other that the ones that are normally on the offers for dwarf trees)

Apple - Jonogild, Elstar, and Cox
Pear - Conference, douyenne du cornice
Cherry - stella, morel
Plum - victoria, opal

Different lidls have different ones bought opal plum at one and cox apple at another they only seem to have about twenty trees each mostly confernece pear and jonogold apples. with one or two each of the others.

nervousmother

I purchased a victoria plum tree from homebase yesterday it was £9.99 and is 6ft tall, (inc small pot) I thought it was great value and they also have cherry, apple and pear.

onetomany

i brought a apple one cheaplast year repotted a left alone its got about 3 flower/leafs on this year will they turn into apples this year?

coolpran

Lotus-eater wrote: »

Loads of people say jumping off a bridge with a piece of elastic attached to your bum is a good idea, doesn't mean I have to believe them.

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: good one

choille

I went in to look today and wasn't too impressed. I agree a £5 seemed okay, but nearly £10 no - I would rather go to a proper nursery & get a variety that would do well here - Highlands. However I was in Morrissons & bought some really nice ornamental trees for £1.99 each & also a Camillia for same price.
They look good & healthy too.

Farway

onetomany wrote: »

i brought a apple one cheaplast year repotted a left alone its got about 3 flower/leafs on this year will they turn into apples this year?

Yes if a pollinator is nearby & bees do their job & a sharp frost does not kill the blossom