Fruit Trees & Bushes
Self-Fertile Apple Trees That Pollinate Themselves
Apple pollination is usually not a concern in the UK, because there are so many orchard and crab apple trees around However,…
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Apple Scab & Pear Scab Disease
What is Apple Scab and Pear Scab?Apple Scab and Pear Scab are functionally the same, although the specific fungus is different: Apple…
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Best Cold Hardy Apple Trees For The North & Scotland
Apple Tree Varieties Suitable for Scotland & the NorthApple trees are incredibly hardy, however, their flowers can be damaged in freezing weather,…
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Apple Tree Pollination Groups Chart UK
Pollinating your Apple Trees Increases your crop Size Most apple trees need to be pollinated in order to bear fruit, and even…
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Best Apple Tree Varieties to Grow in the UK
The British climate makes for ideal apple territory.They like well drained, fertile soil including clay, and with shelter can grow inland at…
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Growing Cordon Fruit Trees
Cordons are compact wire trained fruit trees, usually apple or pear
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Pruning Tip Bearing Apple Trees
Most Apples are spur bearing; partial tips are like spursMost apples and pears are spur bearing: they are pruned “normally”, and are…
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Pruning New Fruit Trees
Formative pruning of new, freestanding fruit trees, starts with either unbranched Maidens, or young Bushes or Half Standards with a further year’s…
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Making Your Own Cider
Can I make cider from eating and cooking apples?Yes, all apples make cider, but the flavours from cider apples are better: most…
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Get As Many Fruit Varieties As Possible From A Small Area
Cordon apples & pears are even better suited to grafting than freestanding trees
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