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Title: Topfruit nursery recommendations please?
Post by: chriscross1966 on April 21, 2010, 14:01:55
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
Title: Re: Topfruit nursery recommendations please?
Post by: plot51A on April 21, 2010, 14:26:25
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/
Title: Re: Topfruit nursery recommendations please?
Post by: goodlife on April 21, 2010, 14:34:26
http://www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/ (http://www.deaconsnurseryfruits.co.uk/) ...does stock bullaces and cherries
www.rvroger.co.uk (http://www.rvroger.co.uk)...does cherries...but I didn't come across bullaces...they may do..but I only had a quick look.....
Title: Re: Topfruit nursery recommendations please?
Post by: amphibian on April 21, 2010, 19:34:23
http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/ (http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/)

Superb range.
Title: Re: Topfruit nursery recommendations please?
Post by: chriscross1966 on April 21, 2010, 21:16:09
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
Title: Re: Topfruit nursery recommendations please?
Post by: artichoke on April 22, 2010, 12:41:17
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
Title: Re: Topfruit nursery recommendations please?
Post by: Dadnlad on April 22, 2010, 19:21:00
Have had good trees from RVRogers before, and a lovely Ponds Seedling from Reads this winter - recommend both for service and quality ;D