Fruit trees - where is the best place to get them?

KellyKim

Does anyone know where the best/cheapest place to buy fruit trees in the UK is? I'd like them to be at least 2 years old!

Any help would be very much appreciated! Thanks!

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laurel7172

Cheapest would be Aldi/Lidl in the spring.

Best..well, I like Blackmoor (https://www.blackmoor.co.uk) a lot, and I think their prices are pretty good for the quality.

But if you want two year olds, and you want them NOW, you're going to have to pay the premium for pot grown trees.

Farway

I would second Blackmoor

Best and cheap are words not often linked, and for very good reasons

PS also check out Ken Muir

KellyKim

Thanks to you both! I've also come across Martin Crawford's agroforestry project in the meantime too, some wonderful fruit trees there that I've never even heard of!

Thanks again!

indigo_sparkle

Hi Kelly, could I add another recommendation? Rv Rogers Ltd (sorry I'm not allowed to post a link - I normally find it by googling RV Rogers fruit trees) I found that Blackmoor didn't sell many of the RHS recommended varieties, and the cost of delivery if you wanted to buy a partly trained fan was obscene (£40!)

Rogers have the best selection of varieties I have seen online, which are generally slightly cheaper (Eg Penegrine Peach: £23.90 BlackMoor/£18.00 Rogers) Delivery costs £10 for any number of trees, fan trained or otherwise. Delivery from BlackMoor if you're buying non-fan trained trees is £8 for any number.

Anyway I just wanted to say, as I'm very happy with the green gage fan I bought from Rogers & very pleased with avoiding the £40 delivery for what I wanted. I guess what's right for you will depend on what you're looking for :-) best wishes.

diywhynot

We use Keepers in Kent.

Yorkie1

One thing you may not have thought about, is what size tree you want.

Fruit trees have the top part, which is the variety part, grafted onto a rootstock, which determines the eventual size of the tree.

If you don't want the most vigorous / largest tree, then you'll need to select the rootstock carefully. And this is often not possible with the supermarket type suppliers.

The specialist suppliers mentioned on the thread will all be good. I'd select one which is more local to your part of the country, as they will be able to advise what will do best in your climate (e.g. Coxes apples do not do well in the north).

Here's the link to R V Roger mentioned previously.
http://www.rvroger.co.uk/?linksource=frontpage

Farway

Yorkie1 wrote: »

I'd select one which is more local to your part of the country, as they will be able to advise what will do best in your climate (e.g. Coxes apples do not do well in the north).

Plus selecting local you may well be able to collect [and save P & P]. This is why Blackmoor is good for me