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Category Archives: Trees – Fruit

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;...

Autumn Borders, Winter Bedding, Trees and Hedging

Posted in: Autumn Bedding, Autumn Borders, Autumn colour, Hanging Baskets, Hedge, Trees, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental, Winter Bedding, winter colour, winter planters | October 14, 2017 at 15:00 , by Downside Nurseries

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Schizostylis (Hesperantha)Plants- Pink Princess & Cindy Towe, Salvias Royal Bumble & greggii Caramba with Corynephorus canescens Spiky Blue

Autumn Borders Asters – or Symphyotrichum (as we ought to call them now) are in full flower. We still have a good selection of the novae-anglia mildew resistant varieties, lovely shades of mauve, purple pink and white. A nice change from the red and yellow autumn colours. Salvias are looking...

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...

Fruit and ornamental trees – Mail Order

Posted in: Fruit Trees, Trees - Fruit, Trees - Ornamental | June 8, 2016 at 09:57 , by Downside Nurseries

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We are receiving a few requests to send plants and trees via mail order which unfortunately we can’t undertake. We’re simply not equipped and don’t have the staff. The only exception for 2016 would be for trained fruit trees and ornamental trees . If you order and pay for your...

Old Green Gage from Pixy rootstock

Posted in: Trees - Fruit | December 3, 2015 at 09:54 , by Downside Nurseries

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Getting nice feedback is always a pleasure and very welcome. This is from a customer in an email to Lorraine who wanted a greengage tree for her Dad: “Sorry to have missed you yesterday, but just wanted to say thank you for the greengage tree – my father was delighted!...