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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: MrsJ on July 27, 2009, 02:14:26 pm

Title: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: MrsJ on July 27, 2009, 02:14:26 pm

Friends have asked for an apple tree as a birthday/Christmas present.  They want a mature tree and I think it would be nice to have a local variety (we live in Worcestershire).  Can anyone suggest where I can buy a mature tree?

Title: Re: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: doganjo on July 27, 2009, 08:34:13 pm

http://www.orangepippin.com/apples/worcester-pearmain.aspx

http://www.blackmoor.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=348

About £17 plus P & P for a 2 year old, but google and you may get others

Title: Re: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: aparker155 on July 28, 2009, 09:13:10 am

I have used Ashridge trees http://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/ in the past - I got some 3-year old plums and cherrys from there which have done really well.

Title: Re: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: JD on July 28, 2009, 07:48:35 pm

Try googling Keepers Nursery, a Kent firm who specialise in all things fruit. They do an apple tree called Worcestershire Pearmain.
JD

Title: Re: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: Bodger on August 01, 2009, 06:11:03 am

Frank Matthews in Tenbury and they actually stock a variety called 'Worcesters' They are the biggest apple tree growers and suppliers in the UK. I bought 70 trees from them last year and they couldn't have ben more helpful. They virtually have every variety of fruit tree under the sun available and at very moderate prices, they supply the garden centres with their trees.

Trees for Life.
Berrington Court
Tenbury Wells
Worcestershire
WR15 8TH

www.frankpmatthews.com

Title: Re: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: MrsJ on August 07, 2009, 09:53:42 am

Brilliant Over the Gate, they are not too far from me.  Will go have a look see what they've got.  The Worcesters sounds just what I'm looking for.

Title: Re: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: Bodger on August 07, 2009, 04:50:31 pm

I've ordered 60 trees off them today for collection bare rooted this coming December.

Title: Re: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: kevkev57 on August 09, 2009, 09:41:23 am

Thanks for that ' over the gate '

Do you mind me asking.....how much for 70 ?

Kevin

Title: Re: Where can I get Mature Apple Trees?
Post by: Bodger on August 09, 2009, 03:59:40 pm

I think I've successfuly sent you an E mail Kev.