Organic Fruit Tree Range
We have a wide range of organically raised fruit trees, suitable for garden planting. Each variety is available with a range of root stocks.
For information about root stocks, click here.
Availability
The trees are delivered from November to late March, bare-rooted direct from the nursery. numbers are limited, so as the season progresses, some varieties may not be available. Please check our on-line shop for availability and ordering.
Varieties:
| Eating/Dessert Apples | Cooking/Culinary Apples |
| Quinces | Plums & Damsons |
Dessert Apples
All available as 'maidens' bare rooted when dormant. 'Maidens' are one year trees 1m - 2m tall depending on the variety. Again depending on the variety they may or may not have branching.
Pollination
Apples require a pollination partner. Each variety has a flowering period between A - early and E - late. A variety can be pollinated by another of the same flowering group or one to either side. For more information on pollination, click here.
![]() | Adams Pearmain Well-flavoured apple - nutty, aromatic. Keeps well. A trouble free variety with golden yellow skin largely covered crimson red. | Pollination Group: B Picking Time: October Sorage until : March History: Early 1800s Herefs | Order with: Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Ashmeads Kernel A yellowish-green apple with brown russet. Yellow flesh with crisp acid flavour. Good disease resistance and keeping qualities. | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: Mid October Storage until : February History: Gloucestershire around 1700 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Blenheim Orange An old favourite. Golden coloured striped dull red with a brown russet. Good mildew resistance. | Pollination Group: C. A triploid variety so will not pass on pollen. Picking Time: Early October Storage until : January History: From Oxfordshire, first recognised about 1840 | |
![]() | Cevaal | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Late September Storage until : November Feathered or unfeathered: feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: From Holland, a modern variety, a more highly coloured sport of Alkmene. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106, M9
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![]() | Charles Ross Good-looking large dual-purpose apple. Yellow green flushed orange red. Sweet- flavoured eater that bakes well. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Mid Sept. Storage until : December History: Berks. late 1800s | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Court Pendu Plat Skin green yellow flushed orange red. Apples round in shape, distinctly flattened top and bottom. Rich pineapple-like acidity. Slower growing hence on vigorous rootstock. Late flowering so useful on sites prone to late frosts. | Pollination Group: E Picking Time: Mid October Storage Until : March Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes but only available on too vigorous rootstock. Feathered or unfeathered: unfeathered. History: A very old variety dating back at least to the 17th century. | Order now with Rootstock: M25 |
![]() | Cox's Orange Pippin | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: October Storage until: January Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | D'Arcy Spice A sweet yet acid taste. Flesh is white with a hint of green. Gains a spicy flavour in hot dry summers. Skin yellow-green with some brown flushing. A variable amount of fine russet. A fine keeper that does not lose its flavour. Produce small 'maiden' trees off the nursery, about 3ft tall. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Late October Storage until: April Feathered or unfeathered: unfeathered. Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: An old variety arising in 1785 in Essex. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Discovery Very good early eater, crisp juicy and sweet. Almost all covered bright crimson. Disease- resistant and suitable for colder areas. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: August Storage until: does not keep. History: 1949 in Essex. | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Egremont Russet Deservedly popular russet. Golden skin with large areas of brown russet. Crisp flavour, nutty and sweet. A trouble-free variety. | Pollination Group: B Picking Time: Late September Storage until: December History: Originated in 1872 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26, M25 |
![]() | Ellison's Orange Green yellow skin flushed over red. Scab resistant. Juicy fruits with a hint of aniseed. Hardy, good for the north east. | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: September Storage until: October Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: From Lincolnshire, first known in 1904. | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Fiesta | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Storage: until: January Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: a modern variety arising in 1972 in Kent. | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Fortune A good garden variety of compact habit. Medium sized round apples largely coloured bright red. Sweet, juicy with acidity. Suitable for the north and west. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Storage until: January History: From Bedford in 1904 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106 |
![]() | Gladstone | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: early August Stores until: does not keep Feathered or unfeathered : feathered History: introduced in 1868, named after after the then Prime Minister. Raised in Worcestershire. | Order now with Rootstock: M25 |
![]() | Greensleeves | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Mid September Storage until: October Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: Raised at East Malling Research Station, Kent in 1966. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Hereforshire RussettA new Russet variety. Small/medium sized apples with a rich cox like flavour. Trouble free variety that yields well. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Late September Storage until: January Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : History: Has only been available for a couple of years | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | James Grieve Well known Scottish variety. Medium-large yellow fruit striped with orange. Excellent flavour, sweet with an acid balance. Hardy. Good pollinator. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: September Storage until: October Hardy. Good pollinator. History: Edinburgh 1893 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106 |
![]() | Katy | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: September Storage until: October Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: Bred in Sweden and introduced in 1947 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 (2 years old) |
![]() | Kidd's Orange Red | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Early October Storage until: January Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: Introduced from New Zealand in 1932 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Laxton's Superb Largely purple red skin over greenish-yellow base. Cox like flavour. Hardy. | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: Early October Storage until: January History: bred a cox parent in late 19th century in Bedford | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106 |
![]() | Lord Lambourne | Pollination Group: B Picking Time: September Storage until: November History: raised by Laxton's of Bedford in 1907. | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Madresfield Court | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Storage until: December History: from Worcestershire dating back to 1915. | Order now with Rootstock: M26 |
![]() | Pitmaston Pineapple | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Early October Storage until: December Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: An old Worcestershire variety dating back to 1785 | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Pixie | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: mid October Storage until: March Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: Introduced by Wisley in 1947. Parentage uncertain but may have been a seedling of either Cox or Sunset. | Order now with Rootstock MM106 |
![]() | Topaz A disease resistant variety from Czech Republic. Medium sized apples red striped over yellow orange background. Taste sweet with acidity, juicy firm flesh. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Keeps until: March Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: from Czech Republic. 1984. | Order now with Rootstock MM106 |
![]() | Rajka | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Late September Storage until: January Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: from Czech Republic, first introduced 1983 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26, |
![]() | Red Devil | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: Late September Storage until: December Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: bred in Kent in 1979 | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Red Falstaff | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: October Storage until: March Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: From East Malling Research Station, Kent in 1965 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 (2 years) |
![]() | Resi | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Storage until: January Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: From a commercial breeding programme in 1990s in Germany. | Order now with Rootstock: M26 |
![]() | Produces medium to large apples, largely covered brownish orange with broad red stripes. Nice flavour, sweet with acidity. High vitamin C content. Good for growing in most parts of the UK. | Pollination Group: B. Also a triploid variety so will not pollinate others. Picking Time: early October Storage until: December Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes, but is vigorous History: originally from Yorkshire in the 18th century | Order now with Rootstock:MM106 |
![]() | Rosemary Russett | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Storage until: March Feathered or unfeathered : few feathers Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes, but cut back by one third after planting to encourage branching. History: dates back to 1831 from Middlesex. | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Rubinola | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: mid September Storage until: December History: bred in Czech Republic in 1980. | Order now with Rootstock: M26, M9 |
![]() | Saturn A new disease reistant variety. Regular crops of conical apples flushed red. Juicy flesh, sweet with some acidity. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Storage until: January History: 1980, East Malling Research Station, Kent | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106 |
![]() | Scotch Bridget | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: early October Storage until: December Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : History: dates back to 1851 in Scotland. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 (2 years old) |
![]() | Smooth-skinned dark red apple with white juicy flesh. Trouble free-variety and good pollinator. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: early October Storage until: January Feathered or unfeathered : some feathers Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: from Canada in 1926 | Order now with Rootstock: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Sunset Similar to Cox but more disease resistant. Heavy regular crops of smallish apples with golden skin striped red. Very good garden apple suitable for most areas of the UK. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Storage until: December History: arose from a pip of Cox's Orange. Kent, 1918 | Order now with Rootstocks: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Early round apple coloured mostly crimson red. Richly flavoured, juicy, with slight acidity. Produces a spreading tree. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: mid August Storage until: mid September Feathered or unfeathered : few feathers Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes, but cut back by one third after planting to encourage branching. History: produced by East malling Research Station, Kent in 1929. | Order now with rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | William Crump | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: mid October Storage until: February Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : Too vigourous for most situations. History: a Worcestershire variety dating back to 1908. | Order now with Rootsock: M25, M9 |
![]() | Winston | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: mid October Storage until: April Feathered or unfeathered : some feathers Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: dates back to 1920 and a cross between Cox 's Orange and Worcester Pearmain. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Wheeler's Russet | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: late October Stores until: March Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : History: very old variety dating back to 1700s from Gloucestershire (or London?) | Order now with Rootsock: M25 |
![]() | Worcester Pearmain Fruit almost completely flushed brilliant red. Sweet with a strawberry flavour. Inclined to tip bearing. Reliable cropper, allow fruit to fully ripen on tree | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: early September Sorage until: October History: from Worcestershire, obviously!, 1874. | Order now with Rootstocks: M9, M25 |
![]() | Wyken Pippin | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: mid October Storage until: January Feathered or unfeathered : few feathers Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: raised first around 1700, Warwickshire. | Order now with Rootstock: M25 |
![]() | Produces decorative small yellow apples. Well flavoured juicy crisp yellow flesh. Tree develops a distinctive drooping habit. Was much grown in Kent for the London market. | Pollination Group: B Picking Time: early September Storage until: October Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : too vigorous rootstock History: originated in Shropshire in 1800. | Order now with Rootstock: M25 |
Cooking/Culinary Apples
All available as 'maidens' bare rooted when dormant. 'Maidens' are one year trees 1m - 2m tall depending on the variety. Again depending on the variety they may or may not have branching.
Apples require a pollination partner. Each variety has a flowering period between A - early and E - late. A variety can be pollinated by another of the same flowering group or one to either side.
![]() | Large red and green apple. Moderately acid. Cooks to a pale greenish yellow fluff. Spur bearer. Excellent keeper. | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: mid October Storage until: May Feathered or unfeathered : unfeathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes, but cut back by one third to encourage branching. History: first arose in 1857. Named after two daughters of a leicestershire nurseryman. | Order with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Bountiful | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late September Storage until: January Feathered or unfeathered : some feathering Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: a relatively recent introduction from East Malling Research Station, Kent. Introduced 1964. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Bramley Most well known cooker. Large flat round apples with bright green skin becoming yellow green and greasy on maturity. A vigorous grower, so consider dwarfing rootstocks for restricted areas. | Pollination Group: C. A triploid variety so will not pollinate other varieties. Picking Time: mid October Storage until: March History: arose from a seed of unknown origin in early 1800s. Original tree in Southwell, Notts still growing. | Rootstock MM106, M26, M9 |
![]() | Bramley Clone 20 | Pollination Group: C. A triploid variety so will not pollinate other trees. Picking Time: mid October Storage until: March Feathered or unfeathered : unfeathered | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Catshead A distinctly angular and somewhat ugly apple. Fruits are coarse-textured and rather dry with a subacid flavour. | Picking time: Octobrer | Order now with Rootstock M25 |
![]() | EarlyVictoria | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: early August Storage until: does not keep Feathered or unfeathered : feathered Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: first came to notice 1899 in Cambridgeshire. First known as Emneth Early and can still be found under this name. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106, M26 (both 2 years) |
![]() | Edward VII Late flowering, hardy variety, scab resistant. Good for cold frosty areas. Fruit sharp with a nice flavour. Large round / flat round apples with yellow green skin and pinkish brown flush. Moderate cropping. | Pollination Group: E Picking Time: mid October Storage until: April History: first recorded in 1902 in Worcestershire. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106, |
![]() | Grenadier Very good early cooker. Large yellow green apples, hardy and scab resistant. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: mid August Storage until: October History: Kent in 1862. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Howgate Wonder | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: early October Storage until: March History: Isle of Wight in 1915. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106, M26 |
![]() | Lord Derby | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: late September Storage until: December Feathered or unfeathered : some feathering Suitablity for cordon & espalier : yes History: first arose in Cheshire in 1862. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
![]() | Rev W. Wilks | Pollination Group: B Picking Time: early September Storage until: October Feathered or unfeathered : few feathers Suitablity for cordon & espalier : History: first recorded in 1904. Rev W Wilks was a Vicar from Shirley, Surrey. A keen horticulturalist he was secretary of the RHS between 1888 and 1919. | Order now with Rootstock: MM106 |
Quince - an introduction
All available as 'maidens' bare rooted when dormant. 'Maidens' are one year trees about 2m tall with some side branching. Quinces are self fertile. Available on moderate vigour Quince A rootstock.
Quinces are worth a place in the garden not just for their pear shaped fruit but also for their showy white flushed pink flowers in ther spring.
Allow fruits to ripen on the tree before picking. Quinces have a strong aroma so store away from other fruits.
All root stocks QA
Plums - an introduction
All available as 'maidens' bare rooted when dormant. 'Maidens' are one year trees and in the case of plums and damsons can be well over 2m tall. Depending on the variety they may or may not have branching.
Some plums require a pollination partner others are self fertile. The self fertile varieties are good pollinators of other plums & damsons. Each variety has a flowering period between A - early and E - late. A variety can be pollinated by another of the same flowering group or one to either side.
All Rootstocks St Julien A
![]() | Belle de Louvain | Pollination Group: C |
![]() | Produces round medium sized blue plums with a light blue bloom. Yellow flesh, quite juicy of good flavour. Reliable cropper and self fertile. A good garden variety. | Pollination Group: D |
![]() | Cambridge Gage | Pollination Group: D |
![]() | A reliably cropping gage of moderate vigour. Large round dark red fruits with golden yellow flesh. Juicy quite sweet with a good flavour. Requires pollination. | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: mid August History: first originated in 1850s in Czech Republic. Order now |
![]() | Czar Dark purple skinned fruits with yellow flesh. Very good as a dessert plum when ripe. Upright growth with frost resistance. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: early August History: introduced by Rivers, Herts in 1875. Named in honour of the Tsar of Russia's visit in 1874.Order now |
![]() | Early Prolific
| Pollination Group: D Requires a pollinator. Picking Time: mid to early July History: by Rivers Nurseries, Herts about 1820. Also known as Rivers Early Prolific & Early Rivers. Order now |
![]() | Marjories Seeding Latest cropping plum with large deep purple fruits with a blue bloom. Regular cropper. can be cooked or eaten. Self fertile. | Pollination Group: E Picking Time: mid September History: a chance seedling in 1912. Originally from Berkshire and introduced in 1928. Order now |
![]() | Opal | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late July to early August History: raised in Sweden in 1925 and introduced into the UK in 1952. Order now |
![]() | Ouillins Gage | Pollination Group: D Picking Time: early August History: thought to be from Oullins near Lyon, France. Received by Rivers Nurseries in 1856. Order now |
![]() | Purple Pershore | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: mid August History: arose in 1877 near Pershore, Worcs. Order now |
![]() | Sanctus Hubertus Good quality early dessert plum. Medium sized, round/oval shape, dark red skin with a thick blue bloom. Yellow flesh with a good rich flavour. Requires pollination. | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late July History: Introduction from Belgium. 1966 Order now |
![]() | Victoria | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: late August History: found in a Sussex garden and introduced in 1840. The main commercial variety in the UK and grown much in other countries as well. Order now |
![]() | Warwickshire Drooper Large yellow fruits speckled red. Yellow juicy flesh. Dual-purpose plum. Tree has a drooping habit. Vigorous. | Pollination Group: c Picking Time: early September History: an old variety much grown in the West Midlands. Order Now |
![]() | Yellow Egg | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: mid August History: found near Pershore, Worcs in 1827. Order now |
Damsons - an introduction
All available as 'maidens' bare rooted when dormant. 'Maidens' are one year trees and in the case of plums and damsons can be well over 2m tall. Depending on the variety they may or may not have branching.
The Damsons are self fertile and are good pollinators of other plums & damsons. Each variety has a flowering period between A - early and E - late. A variety can be pollinated by another of the same flowering group or one to either side.
All Rootstocks St Julien A
![]() | Farleigh A Damson producing small oval blue black fruits with a heavy blue bloom. Hardy, good for northern districts. Self fertile. Heavy and regular crops | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: mid September History: a chance seedling from Farleigh, Kent around 1880 Order Now |
![]() | Merryweather | Pollination Group: C Picking Time: mid September History: raised by Merryweather's Nurseries in Notts and introduced in 1907. Order now |









































































