Topfruit nursery recommendations please?

[chriscross1966]

I've looking for a few bullaces ane one or two morello cherries.... If they go in before autumn I'll be wanting pot-grown though I might have to look at the financial situation and put bare-roots in at the end of the year.  Anyone have any recommendations for where to get them?... I'd prefer Langley variety bullaces and a Morello or two on Colt or Giselle5 dwarfing rootstocks.. the Morello's will end up as fan-trained lowish espaliers, the bullaces an espalier hedge....

chrisc

[chriscross1966]

[plot51A]

Reads Nursery have been a favourite of mine for a long time - I'm near enough to go there and its a truly wonderful place. They are very knowledgeable and helpful and seem to stock what you're looking for. Good luck with your search - would love a hedge with bullaces.....envy....

http://www.readsnursery.co.uk/

[goodlife]

http://www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/ ...does stock bullaces and cherries
www.rvroger.co.uk...does cherries...but I didn't come across bullaces...they may do..but I only had a quick look.....

[amphibian]

http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/

Superb range.

[chriscross1966]

MAny thanks folks, I'll give them the once over.... Bullaces are rather rare I'll admit but we've got a couple growing wild outside the back of our office and they're way easier than blackthorn if you want sloes :-)

Plus neighbour won't have to cope with natures equivalent of barbed wire :D

chrisc

[artichoke]

http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/

Someone put up this site, which looks very interesting for the autumn (sold out at the moment). An incredibly wide range of edible plants and hedging.

Eg: "Bullace (Prunus spp.) Golden Bullace / St Julien October. Flower group C. Fruit golden yellow on tree of moderate vigour.Out of stock. Price: £14.85 Available autumn 2010 - please email to request

[Dadnlad]

Have had good trees from RVRogers before, and a lovely Ponds Seedling from Reads this winter - recommend both for service and quality ;D