Heritage Fruit Trees

A distinctive late eating apple with attractive lenticel spots, red-brown skin and a rich, aromatic, nutty flavour.

Orange with red flush. Large fruit cream white-flesh and a sweet light flavour. Good keeper, ideal for stewing.

Pale green aromatic fruit with strong, sweet-sharp, intense, acid drop flavour and firm white flesh.

Bright red flush on yellow. Flesh, often stained pink under the skin, sweet and juicy. Eat in haste to be at its best.

Yellow-gold with orange flush and red stripes. Nutty taste, sweet and crumbly texture. An old favourite!

The finest cooker in the world! Green to greenish-yellow with a strong acid flavour. Cooks to a creamy puree.

An easy to grow apple with orange-red flush. Sweet flavoured eater which bakes well.

Handsome, bright red flush with russet patches. Sweet, sharp pear drop and spice flavour.

Dark red flush with red stripes over gold. Knobbly exterior conceals yellow perfumed flesh. Intensely flavoured.

Flushed over golden colour. Sweet, soft creamy flesh, lightly flavoured. Can be used as a cooker if used early.

The original Cox. Orange flush over greenish-yellow. Deep cream flesh has sweet aromatic flavour.

The most reliable cider variety. Has a bittersweet juice that produces a high-quality, medium-dry cider on it’s own.

Bright green becoming gold with red flush. Hot, spicy nutmeg flavoured eater. Enjoys the sea air.

Flesh is cream, tinged yellow, sweet and firm with a rich nutty flavour. The usual russet to be found in shops.

Large and yellow with a russet freckle finish. Keeps its shape well when cooked, best eaten before Christmas.

Well known crisp eater. Greenish-yellow turning gold. Sweet, honey flavour. Also good for cooking.

Bright green and juicy but with no strong taste. Needs a long hot summer to perform well. Keeps well into April.

Easy to grow, large early fruit which cooks to a sharp purée. Compact tree making it ideal for the garden. Good pollinator.

Dark red fruit produces a full bitter-sweet taste with a soft astringency. A regular, reliable cropper.

Small yellow fruit, red flush. Slightly perfumed and juicy. Like a peach it should be eaten straight from the tree.

Red flush stripes over pale green. Excellent flavour and reliable cropper – deservedly popular as an eater and cooker.

Heavy crops of pale green-yellow flush. Cooks to a cream puree, hardly needing sugar. Good for jelly and butter.

Orange-red flush on greenish yellow. Firm, crisp, juicy apple. Keeps shape and colour when cooked. Also used for cider.

Shiny, green flushed orange-red, red stripes. Keeps well, green/white soft flesh. Cooks to a lemon puree.

Sweet and aromatic, similar to Cox. Purple flush and red stripes give this an old fashioned appearance.

Quality cooker. Large, firm, attractive green fruit with an angular shape. Cook early when green for a sharp taste.

Late keeping, large yellow and scarlet. Cooks to a juicy, mild puree. Later in season makes fruity eating apple.

Golden-yellow fruit flushed red, nutty and aromatic, firm, sweet flesh. Early fruit can be cooked, makes a sweet baked apple.

Pale green with broken red stripes and orange flush. When cooked makes a sweet, deliciously flavoured puree.

Small, conical and golden with rich distinctive flavour of pineapple, blended with honey and musk.

Sweet, aromatic, crisp fruit with yellow-red flush. Firm, deep, cream flesh. Described as being “like a good dessert wine”.

Good for eating or cooking. Develops more acidity flavour with a tender white flesh that’s juicy, rich and crispy.

Mid season russet. Sweet, juicy, densley textured pale cream flesh. Attractive golden-red russet and silvery sheen.

Large greenish-yellow fruit cooks to a sharp, light puree with plenty of flavour. Beautiful flowers in the spring.

Large, bright red-crimson streaks. Firm crisp and sharp. Sweet when cooked. Disease resistant.

Deep red fruit produces sweet astringent juice, high in tannin. Full bitter sweet cider. Crops well, can be biennial.

Very large, pale green fruit turning pale yellow with slight brown-pink flush. Juicy and acidic, cooks to a sharp puree.

Reliable crop of delicious orange-red fruit. Firm, juicy flesh is very sweet with strong strawberry flavour.

Greenish-yellow turning yellow. Sharp, fruity and firm. A charming lawn tree with drooping habit.

Mid season. Medium berries, hang well. Rich for vitamin ‘C’. Still the best flavoured blackcurrant of them all!

Very small with a blue-black bloom. Good Quality cooker. Hardy and most likely to crop regularly in northern districts.

Black-blue bloom, large fruit. Reliable cropper and self fertile. Best when made into jams and preserves or fruit pudding.

The ‘Greengage of Damsons’. Very reliable cropper with intense sugary flavours and dark blue in colour.

Large, yellow gage, oval-shaped with a long neck. Good quality for fresh eating or preserving.

Light green covered with bronze russet. Rough skin. Tender, juicy with rose water flavour. Good cropper.

Medium size, mid-green turning yellow with light brown russet patches. Pale yellow flesh has delicious scented flavour.

Large, dull green with brown russet, many have purplish flush. Crisp, coarse, fairy juicy flesh. Excellent stewing pear.

Small, pale greenish-yellow with bright red flush. Crops heavily, can bear biennially. Tree is small-medium.

Large full green fruit changing to greenish yellow. Some fruits develop a red flush and slight russet. Excellent for baking.

Well known amongst Scottish fruit enthusiasts. Large, sweet, mellow and a reliable cropper.

Yellowish-green with brown russet areas, occasional pink flush on chalk soil. Sweet, juicy eater and a good cropper.

Pale green turning yellow. Occasional red flush. Pale yellow flesh, rich juicy flavour. Superb eating quality.

Yellowish-green with a little russet. Fine, melting and juicy texture, classic flavour. Reliable cropper.

Pale yellow flesh is tender and juicy with a musky flavour. A hardy and long lived pear making a majestic tree.

A small conical, greenish yellow variety of delicious flavour with a dark red flush. Sweet and juicy.

Small-medium, pale green turning yellowish-green fruit with dark red flush. White flesh melting and sweet.

Bright green changing to pale yellow with occasional russet and bumpy appearance. Flesh juicy and musky flavour.

Small tree with upright habit and multi spur systems. Abundant crops of small yellow fruits with some russet.

A good early eating variety, medium-large, pale green turning golden yellow. Juicy and sweet flesh, regular.

Greenish-yellow fruits with red flush. Makes a medium to high acid, low tannin perry. Pretty white blossom.

Pale green turning yellowish-green, almost covered by russet. Greenish-white flesh is juicy and sweet.

Very large purple fruit, firm texture and sweet. Good for culinary and dessert use. Self fertile.

Medium, dark purple plum with a sweet yellow flesh. Good for eating, cooking and bottling. Reliable cropper and self fertile.

A good heavy cropping early season plum. Small bluish-purple. Good dessert variety when fully ripe. Self fertile.

Pear shaped fruit that are big, juicy and nicely acidic. Yellow flesh turns reddish when cooked.