Mini fruit trees

Monsternextdoor

RAS said:

Farway said:

Monsternextdoor said:

@RAS

We are a granny smiths, russett and crips pink family- thats what we were thinking as they will get eaten. 

With pears Id probably jar them in different spiced syrups so they keep longer and can be eaten thru the winter months. Rose and lemon poached pears are delicious as are the spiced ones with vanilla ice cream.

But thank you there is loads of fantastic ideas there ! 

Not tried but I think Cripps Pink is a non starter due to sunshine hours required, but very happy to be proved wrong

Absolutely; needs 200 days of high temperatures and sunshine. Designed for South Africa and Australia. Watch out for people selling "the Pink Lady", as this is often Discovery. OK, it's pink but not what people expect. 

There are a lot of other russets beside Egremont's which doesn't keep well unless you've got a cold store.  There appears to be a specific gene that causes some fruit to produce sports that are russeted and they all have similar flavours. Try Norfolk Royal Russset or Herefordshire Russet. 

Yeah we don't get 20 days of high temp in this country let alone 200 !! 

twopenny

This is what you need.

The tree of 40 fruits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik3l4U_17bI

Monsternextdoor

twopenny said:

This is what you need.

The tree of 40 fruits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik3l4U_17bI

Beautiful ! 

Farway

Seeing 2p's post maybe one with a couple of varieties grafted on it? They are available but unless you have the skill to graft your own [I don't] you have to have what they sell

Monsternextdoor

Farway said:

Seeing 2p's post maybe one with a couple of varieties grafted on it? They are available but unless you have the skill to graft your own [I don't] you have to have what they sell

Id have ago !

When I was little my grandad taught me a lot of things, How to hang wallpaper, wire a plug, Grow food and graft a plant. 

Now I am older and he is no longer here but most of it stuck, So hopefully you tube will jog some memories for me

Farway

Monsternextdoor said:

Farway said:

Seeing 2p's post maybe one with a couple of varieties grafted on it? They are available but unless you have the skill to graft your own [I don't] you have to have what they sell

Id have ago !

When I was little my grandad taught me a lot of things, How to hang wallpaper, wire a plug, Grow food and graft a plant. 

Now I am older and he is no longer here but most of it stuck, So hopefully you tube will jog some memories for me

I've seen on YT, looks easy enough and I like the method of V shape into a cut off branch, , cleft grating I think is correct term