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  • 1. RHS Award of Garden Merit varieties
    Fruit tree varieties that hold (or have previously held) the RHS Award of Garden Merit. These are varieties that are rated by the RHS as excellent for all-round garden value.
  • 2. Fruit trees suitable for HLS grant applications
    This is a list of fruit trees available as 1-year maidens on vigorous rootstocks, which should comply with the requirements of Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) grant applications.
  • 3. Self-fertile apple varieties
    A list of apple varieties which are reliably self-fertile or partially self-fertile, and don't need another varietiy nearby for pollination.
  • 4. RHS Plants for Pollinators varieties
    The RHS Plants for Pollinators initiative shows gardeners which plants and trees are attractive to pollinators because they offer pollen and nectar.
  • 5. Disease-resistant apple varieties
    Traditional apple varieties with good natural disease-resistance and modern disease-resistant varieties.
  • 6. Cooking apples
    Apple varieties which produce large apples with the acidity and textures needed for baking and preserves.
  • 7. Apple varieties which are good pollinators for other apples
    Apples and crab-apples which produce widely-compatible or long-lasting pollen, useful for pollinating other apple varieties.
  • 8. Apple trees for the beginner
    Reliable apple varieties which are easy to grow, disease-resistant, good-cropping - ideal for the new apple grower.
  • 9. Best apple varieties for juicing and pressing
    All apples can be juiced, but if you want press your own fresh apple juice these varieties have the best flavours and juice colours.
  • 10. Apple varieties that are good keepers
    This is a list of apple varieties that are good keepers, and can be stored in a fridge or garage over the winter.
  • 11. Pear trees for beginners
    Reliable pear trees which are easy to grow, ideal for beginners - but try to find a sheltered spot in full sun.
  • 12. Plum trees for beginners.
    Most plum trees are easy to grow, but these ones are particularly straightforward, ideal for beginners.
  • 13. Cherry trees for beginners
    Self-fertile sweet cherry varieties which are easy to grow and should succeed in any spot in full sun.
  • 14. Black cherries
    A list of so-called "black" cherry varieties, these are sweet cherries with a black or dark-red skin.
  • 15. Fruit trees for North West Scotland
    A selection of fruit tree varieties that should survive and be productive in cool temperate maritime climates, such as north-west Scotland, where wind and rain are a particular problem.
  • 16. Traditional apple trees
    A collection of old-fashioned English and Scottish apple varieties from the Victorian era or earlier.
  • 17. Fruit trees for a north-facing wall
    Fruit tree varieties that will tolerate the low-light and cold of a north-facing wall, allowing you to get a crop of fresh fruit even in this difficult situation.
  • 18. Apple trees for Devon and Cornwall
    Apple trees that are suited to the mild damp climate of Devon and Cornwall (and also Wales, Cumbria and south-west Scotland ).where diease resistance is important.


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