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Fruity Dilemma !!

Started by Norfolk n Proud, April 22, 2008, 18:05:19

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Norfolk n Proud

Hi all,  i have two slivers of lottie that I'd like fruit of some sort on, one is 2 feet wide by 45 feet long and the other is 2 feet wide by 100 feet long, it borders the bark paths that surround my beds, so i dont want anything that will  bush  out and infringe the path too much, but that aside, I'm open to suggestions for any thing that may fit the bill.  :) :)
Thas a rummun !!

Norfolk n Proud

Thas a rummun !!

markfield rover

Raspberries ,summer then autumn ones. For starters.

manicscousers

espalier apples and pears, you might just get away with them,

Norfolk n Proud

Quote from: markfield rover on April 22, 2008, 18:08:53
Raspberries ,summer then autumn ones. For starters.
Quote from: manicscousers on April 22, 2008, 19:04:04
espalier apples and pears, you might just get away with them,
Raspberries sound good, and taste better. Any idea on varieties of apple / pear that would suit espalier style??  :)
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calendula

stepover apples? and you can train almost any fruit into a fan shape - needs a lot of staking and careful pruning though

Norfolk n Proud

Please excuse my ignorance but... what are stepover apples?  ??? Cheers Calendula
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PurpleHeather

You could get tay berries, cultivated blackberries and one or two other berries which grow nicely along wires or netting to give you a little hedge along the path interspaced with ballerina apple or pear trees which grow quite tall without making branches.

Then there are barrel type containers for strawberries. Dog roses give hips for rosehip syrup full of vitamin C after a display of pretty flowers.

In fact you could do a very attractive fruit hedge. Mixing various berries and currants and even trees.

Note

Blackcurrants can transfer a virus which damages the fruit to raspberries.




 

saddad

Stepovers are single layer espalliers... grown about 18" off the ground so you can step over them...  :)

Norfolk n Proud

Quote from: saddad on April 22, 2008, 21:47:44
Stepovers are single layer espalliers... grown about 18" off the ground so you can step over them...  :)
Cheers Saddad, theres always someone with the answers. Now i know.
Thas a rummun !!

davholla

Quote from: andy pandy on April 22, 2008, 18:05:19
Hi all,  i have two slivers of lottie that I'd like fruit of some sort on, one is 2 feet wide by 45 feet long and the other is 2 feet wide by 100 feet long, it borders the bark paths that surround my beds, so i dont want anything that will  bush  out and infringe the path too much, but that aside, I'm open to suggestions for any thing that may fit the bill.  :) :)
Tayberries sound a good idea.
They are more productive IMHO than raspberries and more bird resistant.

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