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Good place to buy fruit trees?

Redbedhead
Redbedhead Posts: 1,131 Forumite
We are moving soon and the one thing H keeps wittering about is he will miss our apple tree!

Luckily the house we are moving to has a lovely big garden and space for a couple of trees....

Can anyone recommend a good place to get an apple tree and probably another fruit tree. I can't see any other apple trees around so I think it will need to be a self seeding one and preferably one with eating apples.
MFIT No. 81

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  • Redbedhead
    Redbedhead Posts: 1,131 Forumite
    Anyone? Am quite happy with an online retailer. Trees-online.co.uk were one of the links that came up that looked good.
    MFIT No. 81
  • pboae
    pboae Posts: 2,719 Forumite
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    I bought mine from J Parkers and have also bought one from Gardening Direct. When I have looked before they both had quite a few varieties available, but neither have any at the moment, so maybe it isn't the best time to be planting them? Most of mine went in late autumn, but I can't remember if I ordered them earlier than that. This will be their 2nd summer and so far the apple trees look very promising, and the pear has a handful of fruits on it.
    When I had my loft converted back into a loft, the neighbours came around and scoffed, and called me retro.
  • Pandora123_2
    Pandora123_2 Posts: 517 Forumite
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    We don't have room for fruit trees, but I came across this site where they sell dozens of varieties and give all kinds of useful information. Good prices, too.

    :A
    I want to move to theory. Everything works in theory.
  • Redbedhead
    Redbedhead Posts: 1,131 Forumite
    pboae wrote: »
    I bought mine from J Parkers and have also bought one from Gardening Direct. When I have looked before they both had quite a few varieties available, but neither have any at the moment, so maybe it isn't the best time to be planting them? Most of mine went in late autumn, but I can't remember if I ordered them earlier than that. This will be their 2nd summer and so far the apple trees look very promising, and the pear has a handful of fruits on it.
    I was expecting not to be able to plant them until the autumn which is fine as I doubt we will be in the new house until July/August.

    Thanks for the links
    MFIT No. 81
  • Redbedhead
    Redbedhead Posts: 1,131 Forumite
    Pandora123 wrote: »
    We don't have room for fruit trees, but I came across this site where they sell dozens of varieties and give all kinds of useful information. Good prices, too.

    :A
    Thanks for the link - much appreciated.
    MFIT No. 81
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