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Richard decided to try and grow giant pumpkins this year; he could not have timed it worse – late frosts...
Bare-root and Root-balled hedging
We have started to get availability lists for bare-root and root-balled hedging. Lifting will not start for a week or...
Colour on the Nursery
We have plenty of colour – pansies, violas, Bellis and cyclamen. We carefully choose pansies and violas which will flower...

Category Archives: Trees Espalier

Fruit, ornamental and bare root trees

Posted in: Bare Root Trees and Hedging, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental, Trees Espalier, Trees Standard | November 8, 2019 at 16:53 , by Downside Nurseries

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We have had the first of our tree deliveries from Frank Matthews. The fruit run is replenished and Mulberrys are now back in stock again. We have the trained apples, cherries, plums and damsons – these are always in short supply so shop early! No trained pears again this year;...

Fruit tree shapes – espaliers, candelabra, fan shape

Posted in: Espaliers, Fruit Trees, Trained, Tree Shapes, Trees, Trees - Candelabra, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Steps-Overs, Trees Espalier, Trees Patio & Dwarf Patio | March 16, 2017 at 13:46 , by Downside Nurseries

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Candelabra Granny Smith and Jonagold Applies with Williams Bon Credien Pears 763

We often refer to the various different tree shapes in our newsletters and blogs so we thought it might be helpful to jot down the details of each The espalier shape sees the trunk growing right to the top of the plant and the branches coming off horizontally at regular...