Where's Cheapest Place to Buy Peach/Nectarine/Apricot/Almond Trees?

janibrown

They do have PEACH TREES in at Aldi today my local store had lots of them in and they are only £3.99 they are not too small either at least 4ft +, saw some people buying them and they said they had had trees from aldi before and are doing really well after only 12months Igot 2 apple trees :j:j and am going to get 2 cherry trees tomorrow :j:j

janibrown

DaftyDuck wrote: »

I've just picked up two Peach Red haven from Aldi @£3.99. They weren't listed in the catalogue (although lots of varieties of apple/pear/plum/cherry were). They also reportedly had nectarines... not that I saw/got one... if they had those in my store, they were the first to go. As usual, Aldi trees look good - last year, all six I bought grew beautifully. Can't grumble about the price, either

Have you tried the cherry trees would like to get 2 but are they easy to grow we are in the North West,(manchester) not sure if its the right climate for them

dumbells

I picked up a cherry tree, it looks healthy, worth a go for £3.99.
I almost picked up a cox's orange aswell but it said the height varied from 5ft to 20ft depending on the variety. We want a large one so will get one of those from our local nursery to make sure it is a large one. We want to put it at the end of the garden to block the view of the house behind.

laurel7172

I bought a peach tree today, but, and this is unusual for Aldi, all the peach trees left were a bit mouldy, and their leaves were starting to sprout.

As I have a scrap of wall just begging for a trained tree, I've taken the risk, and, though you *really* shouldn't prune peaches in Feb, I've cut off any damaged bits, applied seal and heal, and heeled the tree in in the greenhouse to keep it dry for a bit. As I understand it, peach trees hate getting their new leaves wet.

So...we'll see

Farway

laurel7172 wrote: »

I bought a peach tree today, As I understand it, peach trees hate getting their new leaves wet.

So...we'll see

Especially with spring rain, which carries peach leaf curl spores, if & when it is outside it is worthwhile fixing some polythene sheeting over it from Dec onwards, which will protect from spring rain and also keep it just a tad warmer

You may of course need to get going with the rabbit tail . paint brush to pollinate in spring

My apricot [from Blackmoor, planted Nov 2009] is under it's poly sheet at the moment, no fruit 2010 but I have hopes for 2011

dogstarheaven

whilst in Homebase today to look at sheds, i came across fruit trees at £9.98 each. I found an apricot 'Early Moorpark' but then i sadly noticed one of the side branches had snapped off, and thankfully I found a nice member of staff if it could be reduced to half-price. and yes, he duly did for me! so I am a very happy bunny tonight! it's a 7ft tree with a trunk that's about an inch thick so it looks like it's more than a year old or so. also, i succumbed to the aldi offer on their fruit trees and found a 'red haven' peach. altho' it's about 5.5' tall it's not as well developed as the Homebase trees, i planted this out last Sunday. if only i went to Homebase first, as i would of preferred a more established specimen. found out that the 'red haven' is a variety that should have some resistance to peach curl, and if covered up with plastic during the wet winter, then that'll provide some protection. thanks to farway for your tip (do you think it'll be ok if i draped plastic sheeting over it, or does it need a proper structure for it?)

Farway

dogstarheaven wrote: »

and if covered up with plastic during the wet winter, then that'll provide some protection. thanks to farway for your tip (do you think it'll be ok if i draped plastic sheeting over it, or does it need a proper structure for it?)

Plastic draped over will be fine, only problem will be stopping the plastic blowing away in gales, which is why plastic best secured to a wall using a wooden batten, but needs must

dogstarheaven

it's actually planted in the open ground on the lottie facing East (sheltered). there isn't a wall (or hedge in this case) for it to be fan-trained. Will the tree be ok if the plastic be left on and secured loosely with tape till all frosts have passed. How would the flowers get pollinated if the insects don't have access to them?

Farway

dogstarheaven wrote: »

iHow would the flowers get pollinated if the insects don't have access to them?

You will have to do it with a small artists paint brush or similar

OK if up lottie daily, a chore if not, so you would have to consider compromise between leaf curl & fruit

There is a protective spray against leaf curl, not used it but no doubt someone has or can advise

annie123

Farway wrote: »

There is a protective spray against leaf curl, not used it but no doubt someone has or can advise

Yep I have, this is the 3rd year I've sprayed! still get it.
Had the tree for 8 years with no problems, then one spring there it was:mad:
I dont grow it for fruit any more but because it was a pressie from hubby. Have pruned it right back to make sure I can reach every bit of it, will soak again at the end of the month and keep fingers crossed.