Not to mention, they produce hazen apples annually and bear fruit early on. Elmore Roots owner David Fried explains that you can expect ‘large crops of crispy dark red apples each year’ from this type ...

The small crab apple tree, Malus sylvestris, is both a pretty addition to a garden and great for wildlife, supporting about 93 different species of insect in the UK. The flowers it produces in May are ...

It makes the tree easier to prune and the fruit easier to pick. This decorative method was often used traditional walled kitchen gardens and is perfectly suited to growing fruit in the smaller garden.

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He said: “March is your last chance for planting new bare-root apple and pear trees, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and hybrid berries as well as gooseberry and currant bushes.

Free-standing fruit trees or bush trees, such as those grown in an orchard should be pruned when they're dormant, in winter. Trained trees, such as espaliers, cordons, pyramids and fans should be ...