Hi All,
I am looking at the garden for the new house and now i have agreed a hard landscaping plan for this i now need to work on the plants.
I want to pop lots of fruit trees into a large border at the back of the garden ( i will post an image of the plan once its tidy).
Next thing i need to decide on is Trees which all need to have fruit :)
I have decided on the apples i want which are all Minarette from Ken Muir (having family getting me vouchers for xmas) having
Pixie group C
Kidds Orange Red group B
Gala group c
Bountiful group B
An Asian Pear is also on my shopping list as i am not a fan or english pears.
I have room for 1 or maybe 2 other trees i think (not cherrys yuck) i am thinking that i would have a plum as i love eating these (never really cooked with them) but not sure about damsons and gages as i have never tried them.
Can anyone recommend what might be suitable? I am tempted to pop in a nut like a chestnut and plant in a pot but i think this might be overkill.
Advice welcome...
(Working on climbing plants once i have this agreed and i work out what spaces i have to cover :))
Cam
You must have a massive garden. :o
I would go for plums, most people like those.
Victoria or greengage for eating, damson for the best jam in the world!
I'm with Olyve on this, but would make jam with the greengages too, it is the most wonderful jam and damson too! Greengage is definitely going to be my next tree I purchase!
T.
Greengage... Coe's golden Drop or just Cambridge Gage...
:)
compared to plum how does the damson or gage taste like?
Gages are "finer" and sweeter to my taste. Damsons are good tasting but too much stone to really compare as a dessert... :)
Cambridge Gage (September) is one of my favourites. Opal (July) or Early Transparent Gage (August) are early , and are supposed to have a good flavour but I haven't tried them (One or other is on my list, but I haven't mde up my mind). Or you could go for a late dual-purpose plum like Marjorie's Seedling (late September-October). If you've got room for two, my advice would be to get ones thar ripen at different times. That way you get a longer season.
Count Althans Gage has been good for us, in a frost pocket
Damsons are usually cooked and I think have superior flavour to plums though they are quite sour which I prefer. Small ones can be pitted with an olive pitter!
The first tree i planted is a Damson, it does take some time to produce fruit but this year i had 7 and hoping for more next year.
I personally don't like gages...too sweet.
I did have a delicious plum recently leaning towards Damson in flavour called purple pershore.