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Espalier-trained fruit trees

Espalier fruit trees with a mature spread of 3m-4m and the potential for 3-5 tiers..


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  • Bramley's Seedling

    Bramley's Seedling apple trees
    The definitive English cooking apple, Bramley's Seedling can be trained into many different shapes.
    • Keeping: 3 months or more
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Cox's Orange Pippin

    Cox's Orange Pippin apple trees
    Cox is generally considered to have the best flavour of any apple variety.
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Discovery

    Discovery apple trees
    Discovery is a popular early-season English apple variety, easy to grow in all trained forms.
    • Keeping: 1 week
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Egremont Russet

    Egremont Russet apple trees
    A reliable English russet apple, suitable for many forms of training.
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Fiesta

    Fiesta apple trees
    Fiesta (or Red Pippin) is one of the best Cox-style apples, easy to grow, with a good aromatic flavour, and a good choice for wall or cordon training.
    • Keeping: 3 months or more
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • James Grieve

    James Grieve apple trees
    James Grieve is the classic Scottish cooking apple. It can also be eaten fresh, and is excellent for juice.
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Kidd's Orange Red

    Kidd's Orange Red apple trees
    Kidd's Orange Red is one of the best Cox-style apples, aromatic, sweet, and easy to grow.
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Laxton's Superb

    Laxton's Superb apple trees
    Laxton's Superb is a deservedly popular English late-season dessert apple from the Victorian era.
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • McIntosh

    McIntosh apple trees
    McIntosh is the classic Canadian red apple, with a bright white sweet flesh.
    • Keeping: 2-3 weeks
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Red Falstaff

    Red Falstaff apple trees
    Red Falstaff is one of the best garden apple trees, heavy crops, easy to grow, and very juicy.
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Red Windsor

    Red Windsor apple trees
    Red Windsor is one of the easiest to grow of all dessert apple trees, and with a pleasant apple flavour.
    • Keeping: 1 week
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Scrumptious

    Scrumptious apple trees
    Scumptious is a new award-winning early-season English dessert apple.
    • Keeping: 1 week
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Spartan

    Spartan apple trees
    Spartan produces lots of crimson maroon apples, crunchy, sweet, easy to grow, delicate "vinous" flavour.
    • Keeping: 1 week
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Sunset

    Sunset apple trees
    Sunset is a popular garden alternative to Cox, easier to grow, with a sweet aromatic flavour.
    • Keeping: 2-3 weeks
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Tydeman's Late Orange

    Tydeman's Late Orange apple trees
    Tydeman's Late Orange is a Cox-style apple, but later ripening and with a slightly sharper flavour.
    • Keeping: 1-2 months
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Worcester Pearmain

    Worcester Pearmain apple trees
    Worcester Pearmain is a well-known early-season English apple, noted for its strawberry-like flavours.
    • Keeping: 1 week
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile