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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.

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  • Apple trees

    Bardsey

    Bardsey apple trees
    A hardy disease-resistant apple, discovered growing on an island off the west coast of Wales.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Plum trees

    Belle de Louvain

    Belle de Louvain plum trees
    Belle de Louvain is a large purple culinary plum, useful because it can be grown on north-facing walls.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Plum trees

    Blaisdon Red

    Blaisdon Red plum trees
    Blaisdon Red is one of the best plum varieties for making plum jam.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Damson trees

    Blue Violet

    Blue Violet damson trees
    A traditional Westmorland damson variety - unusually sweet and early-ripening for a damson.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    Charles Ross

    Charles Ross apple trees
    Charles Ross is a very attractive classic English dual-purpose apple.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Plum trees

    Czar

    Czar plum trees
    Czar is a traditional culinary plum, one of the easiest plums trees, will even fruit on north-facing walls.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    Discovery

    Discovery apple trees
    Discovery is the definitive early-season English apple variety, makes a good fruit tree for the garden.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Plum trees

    Edda

    Edda plum trees
    A good quality and cold-hardy early-season purple plum from Norway.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    Grenadier

    Grenadier apple trees
    Grenadier is an early-season cooking apple, and one of the most foolproof apple varieties.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Hazel trees

    Gunslebert

    Gunslebert hazel trees
    Gunslebert is a modern hazel variety, an excellent choice for the garden or small orchard.
  • Apple trees

    Katy

    Katy apple trees
    Katy is an attractive and versatile early apple variety from Sweden, very easy to grow.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Plum trees

    Kea

    Kea is a culinary plum from Cornwall, ideal for plum jam.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    Keswick Codlin

    Keswick Codlin apple trees
    Keswick Codlin is a popular early-season cooking apple, easy to grow, and productive in most climates.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Crab apple trees

    Malus baccata

    Malus baccata crab apple trees
    The Siberian crab-apple, noted for its exceptional cold-hardiness, disease-resistance, attractive blossom and clusters of cherry-like fruitlets in autumn,
    • Fruit colour: Orange / Red
    • Blossom colour: White
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Damson trees

    Merryweather

    Merryweather damson trees
    Merryweather is a very popular damson, with unusually large fruit, one of the hardiest of fruit trees.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Crab apple trees

    NUVAR® Marble

    NUVAR® Marble crab apple trees
    A modern English crab-apple, with large fruits, ideal for early-season crab-apple jelly.
    • Fruit colour: Orange / Red
    • Blossom colour: White
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Crab apple trees

    Pink Glow

    Pink Glow crab apple trees
    Malus Dolgo, also known as Pink Glow, offers early-season white flowers and very attractive dark pink fruits. It is exceptionally cold-hardy.
    • Blossom colour: White
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    Red Devil

    Red Devil apple trees
    Red Devil is a good apple variety for the UK garden, and produces a sweet red-tinted juice.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    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.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    Reverend W. Wilks

    Reverend W. Wilks apple trees
    A widely-grown and well-regarded English cooking apple.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    RosetteTM

    Rosette apple trees
    Probably the best-flavoured of the pink-fleshed apple varieties, and produces lovely pink juice.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    Saint Edmund's Russet

    Saint Edmund's Russet apple trees
    Not as well known as other russets, St. Edmund's Russet is nevertheless one of the best.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Apple trees

    Saturn

    Saturn apple trees
    An attractive modern English apple, crisp flesh and an excellent flavour.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Damson trees

    Shropshire Prune

    Shropshire Prune damson trees
    The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Awards: Slow Food - Ark of Taste
  • Apple trees

    Stirling Castle

    Stirling Castle apple trees
    A traditional Scottish cooker from the Victorian era, with a good sharp flavour.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile