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Fruit trees usually need to be fertilised with pollen from another variety of the same type in order to produce fruit (a few varieties are self fertile).  In simple terms, this means than an apple tree usually needs to be fertilised by another apple tree in order to produce apples.  For fertilisation to occur you need two trees that flower at roughly the same time - either in your own garden or in a nearby garden. Picture:  Martyn Gill

Varieties within each of the following groups or within immediately adjacent groups will pollinate each other.  Triploid varieties (donated with T) are not good pollinators and require 2 other varieties to ensure pollination.

The following list includes varieties that we do not stock - but which you may already have in your garden.   ALWAYS TELEPHONE BEFORE YOU TRAVEL TO CHECK AVAILABILITY!

Apples

Group 1
Crimson Gravenstein
Christmas Pearmain
Devonshire Quarrenden
Egremont Russet

 

George Cave
George Neal
Irish Peach
Lord Lambourne
Rev. W. Wilks
Ribston Pippin (T)
St Edmunds Russet
Vistabella
Group 2
Alkmene
Ambassy
Arthur Turner
Ashmead's Kernel
Beauty of Bath
Beauty of Blackmoor
Blenheim Orange (T)
Bramley's Seedling (T)
Bramshot Rectory
Brownlees Russet
Charles Ross
Chivers Delight
Costard
Cox's Orange Pippin
Crispin (T)
Crowngold
Discovery

 

Epicure
Fiesta
Gala/Royal Gala
Golden Russet
Greensleeves
Grenadier
Granny Smith
Holstein (T)
Howgate Wonder
Idared
Isle of Wight Pippin
James Grieve
Joybells
Jonagold/Jonagored
Jupiter (T)
Katy
Kidd's Orange Red
Laxtons Superb
Lord Derby
Malling Kent
Norfolk Royal
Princess
Pixie
Red Devil
Rosemary Russet
Ross Non Pareil
Sturmer Pippin
Sunset
Spartan
Tydeman's Late Orange
Tydeman's Early
Winter Gem
Worcester Pearmain
Group 3
Cornish Gillyflower
Claygate Pearmain
Ellison's Orange
Falstaff & Red Falstaff
Golden Delicious
Golden Nobel
Hambledon Deux Ans

 

Ilse of Wight Pippin
Lane's Prince Albert
Monarch
Roundway
Orleans Reinette
Peasgood's Nonsuch
Pitmaston Pineapple
Red Devil
Laxton's Superb
Magnum Bonum
William Crump
Winter Gem
Winter Banana
Group 4
Annie Elizabeth
American Mother
Cornish Aromatic
Herrings Pippin

 

D'Arcy Spice
Gloster 69
Merton Beauty
Beauty of Hampshire
Newton Wonder
Winston
Group 5
Edward VII
Court Pendu Plat

 

Pears

Group 1
Conference

 

Williams Bon Chretien Louise Bonne De Jersey
Group 2
Beth

 

Beurre Hardy Doyenne du Comice
Group 3
Concorde

 

Plums

Self Fertile
Victoria

 

Czar

Cherries

Self Fertile
Stella

 

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