Future Forests: Potted Fruit. Most available by mail-order. Updated 6th October 2017  

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  TREE FRUIT For notes on apple planting, pruning and rootstocks, see here
  Rootstocks: M26 = small tree. MM106 =  tall tree for poor ground.  MM111= orchard larger tree. 
M9 = dwarf tree.  M27 = very dwarf Tree
  Pollination: Trees require a pollinator in the same group (A, B, C) or the group immediately above or below it
    sf = self fertile  tp = tip bearer (take note when pruning)  * = triploid, 2 different pollinators required
  Apples    
  Traditional Irish Apple Trees:   1yr trees:  €15 each ~ 2yr trees:  €18 each
  These old Irish varieties meet the specifications for Traditional Orchards under the new GLAS scheme for farmers
 as long as they are on the more vigorous rootstock MM106 or MM111
  Variety Brief Description Age on Rootstocks Poll Pick/Use
  Eating Apples:        
  Ard Cairn Russet Red/yellow, dry, firm and sweet, old Cork variety 1yr M 27 A/B Oct-Feb
  Cavan Sugarcane Golden yellow skin, crisp and sweet 2 year M 27, MM106 B Sep-Oct
  Dick Davies Peach/red , rich taste, old Cork apple 2 year MM106 A/B Sep-Dec
  Gibbons Russet Cidery taste, firm sharp flesh, Cork 1897 2 year MM106 A/B Sep-Dec
  Irish Peach Small and juicy, pick and eat...delicious 2 year MM106 Atp Aug
  Keegans Crab Large green fruit, crisp and sweet. Tip bearer 2 year M 27, MM106 C Oct-Feb
  Kemp Crisp, juicy, good flavour and disease resistance 1yr M 27 B/C Sep-Oct
      2 year M 27, MM106    
  Kerry Pippin Small with rich fruity taste 2 year MM106 A Aug
  Kilkenny Permain Dual Purpose, sweet and crisp 2 year M27, MM106 B Sep
  Lady Fingers of Offaly Oblong fruit, sweet flesh 1851 2 year MM106 C Oct
  Lough Tree of Wexford Small red fruit, vigorous, old Irish apple 1yr M 27 A Sep-Oct
      2 year MM106    
  Ross Nonpareil Gold brown russet, good flavour,  1802 2 year MM106 A Nov-Jan
  Sam Young        
  Cooking Apples:        
  Ballyfatten Large & firm, excellent for baking 2 year MM106 B Oct-Dec
  Ballyvaughan Seedling Sweet and Crisp 2 year MM106 B Nov
  Bloody Butcher Cooker. Deep red skin 1yr M 27 B Oct-Nov
      2 year M 27, MM106    
  Greasy Pippin Smooth skin, sweetens well in store 2 year M 27, MM106 B Sep-Nov
  Uncle John's Cooker Wind resistant, red fruit hangs well on tree! 1yr M 27 B Dec
      2 year MM106    
       
  Other Apple Trees 2 year old in 7.5 to 10lt pots. €28  
  Eating Apples:        
  Beauty of Bath Red/yellow, sweet and juicy. Tip bearer MM106 A Aug
  Discovery Crimson skin, crisp and juicy, reliable MM106 B Aug-Sep
  Elstar Green/yellow flushed red, Prolific, juicy, reliable MM106 B Oct-Jan
  Falstaff, red Sweet crisp fruit. Disease resistant frost tolerant MM106 B psf Oct-Jan
  Katy Red and juicy, heavy reliable cropper MM106 B Sep-Oct
  Sheeps Nose Unusual ribbed shape, green flushed red. Sweet, rich, firm. Dual Purpose MM10c CSep-Oct
  Yellow Spur Crisp greenish red fruit Dwarf, happy in pots self fertile
           
  Cooking Apples:        
  Bramley Seedling Well known cooking apple, large & juicy MM106 B* Oct-Mar
  Grenadier Large early fruit, reliable and a good pollinator M26 & MM106 B* Aug-Sep
           
  Cider Apples 3 year old in 10lt pots. €28 each      
  Camelot Mild Bittersharp. Somerset 1934 MM106 C mid Oct
  Michelin Traditional French bittersweet MM106 C Oct
     
           
  Cherries 10 litre pots 5-6ft €36 each Colt Root stock    
  Merton Glory Sweet, yellow/red, good disease resistance pollinators Stella or Sunbirst late June
  Morello Cooking cherry, hardy, good on north walls self fertile   August
           
  Damson 10 litre pots 6ft  €28 St Julian A rootstock    
  Merryweather Sharp, for cooking, jam & wine self fertile   Sept
           
  Medlar 10 litre pots 6ft  €35 Mespilus germanica    
  'Dutch Monstrous'' Unusual, use fruit when 'bletted' self fertile   autumn
  'Nottingham' similar to above      
  Mulberry 3 litre pots 3ft €15
5 litre pots 5ft €28		      
  Morus nigra Black Mulberry      
           
  Pear 7.5 litre pots   €28      
  Conference Good flavour and juicy self fertile, group C   oct - dec
           
  Plum 7.5 litre pots   €28      
  Victoria Dual purpose quality red plum self fertile, group B   late aug
  Opal Red skin, yellow flesh, sweet self fertile, group B   late Jul
           
  NUTS 5 litre pots  4-5ft  € 22 each  
  Corylus av. 'Nottingham Reliable crops of medium size nuts pollinate with Halls Giant & Webbs
  Corylus av. 'Webbs Prize Cobb' Large clusters of pale brown nuts with sweet flavour pollinate with Halls Giant & Nottingham
  Corylus max Halls Giant Large nuts with sweet flavour pollinate with Nottingham
  Red Filbert Purple/red leaves and catkins. Large crops of good flavoured nut
  Purple Filbert excellent flavour though crops are small. Purple leaves & catkins make this an attractive small tree
       
  SOFT FRUIT    
  from November to March we have a much bigger range of soft fruit bare-rooted
See also our Bareroot Page here
  Blueberries Vaccinium corymbosum
Highbush varieties. Need acid soil		 blueberry cultivation notes 
  Jersey & Patriot 9cm pot   € 6 each  
  Blue Crop, Jersey & Patriot 1lt pot   € 8 each ~ 5 for € 35  
  Blue Jay,
Pink Lemonade 		3lt pot   € 12 each  
       
  Blackberry 3 litre pots  €8 each  
  Loch Ness Thornless variety with large fruits  
       
  Boysenberry 2 litre pots  €8 each  
  Blackberry x Loganberry Large purple fruit July to August Train along wires. self fertile
       
  Cranberries 11cm pot   € 8 each ~ 5 for € 35   Cranberries need moist boggy conditions
  Early Black An early variety producing large juicy red/purple fruit Self fertile
  Pilgrim Large red fruit, reddish brown autumn foliage Self fertile
       
  Currants 2 litre pots  € 6.50 each see also Bareroot Soft Fruit
  Blackcurrant Ben Cannon Self fertile, fruit on new wood
       
  Figs    
  Brown Turkey 3 litre pots  €12 each self fertile, hardy & reliable
  Sultane 3 litre pots  €15 each self fertile, dark skin & flesh
       
  Gooseberries 2 litre pots  €6.50 each  
  Black Velvet    
  Invicta    
       
  Huckleberry 9cm pots, 6ins €6 each  
  'Moris' Vaccinium ovatum, evergreen self fertile, need acid soil
       
  Jostaberry 3 litre pots  €8 each  
  Blackcurrant x Gooseberry Fruit like giant blackcurrants in July Strong bush, self fertile
       
  Lingonberry 3 litre pots  €12 each  
  Little Miss Cherry Sharp refreshing fruits, for damp acidic soil self fertile
       
  Loganberry 2 litre pots  €8 each  
    Train along wires, excellent for jam self fertile
       
  Raspberries 2 litre pots  €6.50 each  
  Malling Jewel Summer fruiting  
  Autumn Bliss Autumn fruiting  
       
  Rhubarb 2 litre pots  €6.50 each  
  Timperley Early    
       
  Sea Buckthorn 2 litre pots  €15 each  
  Askola Female, orange berries  
  Pollmix Male, to ensure you get fruit !  
       
  Tayberry 3 litre pots  €8 each Blackberry x Raspberry
    Large dark red fruits late July to August  
       
  from November to March we have a much bigger range of soft fruit bare-rooted
See our Bareroot Page here