Future Forests: Potted Fruit. Most available by mail-order. Updated 17th May 2013  

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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.  M27 = 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 1yr maidens 2lt pots. €15 each  10 for €130 (Traditional Irish Varieties suitable for AEOS)
 

Variety

Brief Description

Rootstock  /  Pollination Group  /  Pick & Use
  Ard Cairn Russet Red/yellow, dry, firm and sweet, Cork MM111, MM106, M27 B Oct-Feb
  Ballyfatten Large & firm, excellent for baking. Old Irish c1800 MM111, MM106, M27 B Oct-Dec
  Ballyvaughan Seedling Sweet and crisp, from Co. Clare MM111, MM106, M27 B tp Nov
  Bloody Butcher Cooker. Deep red skin MM111, MM106, M27 B Oct-Nov
  Brown Crofton Good flavour dessert apple, disease resistant, Sligo MM111, MM106, M27 C * Nov-Jan
  Dick Davis Peach/red , rich taste, old Cork dessert apple MM111, MM106 A/B Sep-Dec
  Gibbons Russet Cidery taste, firm sharp flesh, Cork 1897 MM111, MM106, M27 A/B Sep-Dec
  Irish Peach Small and juicy, pick and eat...delicious MM111 & MM106 A Aug
  Kemp Crisp, juicy, good flavour, disease resistant Armagh MM111 & MM106 B/C Sep-Oct
  Kerry Pippin Small with rich fruity taste, Old Irish apple c1802 MM111 & MM106

A

Aug
  Kilkenny Pearmain Dual Purpose, crisp, sweet. Old Irish apple MM111 & MM106 B Sept
  Lough Tree of Wexford Small red fruit, vigourous, old Irish apple MM111, MM106, M27 A Sep-Oct
  Rawley's Seedling Cox-like, but hardier and disease resistant, Cork MM111 & MM106 B Nov
  Ross Nonpareil Firm flesh with fennel flavour, before 1802 MM111, MM106, M27 A Nov-Jan
  Sam Young Delicious little apple of the highest quality MM111 & MM106 B Nov-Feb
  Scarlet Crofton Dark red flush, sweet & spicy, Sligo c1500 MM106 & MM111 A/B Sep-Nov
  Uncle John's Cooker Wind resistant, red fruit hangs well on tree! MM111, MM106, M27 B Dec
           
  Apples 1-2year old in 5lt pots. €20 each  (Traditional Irish Varieties suitable for AEOS)
  Ard Cairn Russet Red/yellow, dry, firm and sweet, Cork MM106 B Oct-Feb
  Ballyfatten Large & firm, excellent for baking. Old Irish c1800 MM106 B Oct-Dec
  Brown Crofton Good flavour dessert apple, disease resistant, Sligo MM106 C * Nov-Jan
  Gibbons Russet Cidery taste, firm sharp flesh, Cork 1897 MM106 A/B Sep-Dec
  Lough Tree of Wexford Small red fruit, vigorous, old Irish apple MM106 A Sep-Oct
  Ross Nonpareil Firm flesh with fennel flavour, before 1802 MM106 A Nov-Jan
           
  Apples 2 year old trees. 10lt pots.  €25 each      
  Blenheim Orange 1800's dry nutty flavour, dual purpose apple M26 C* Nov-Jan
  Camelot Mild bittersharp Cider apple. Somerset 1934 MM106 C mid Oct.
  Chisel Jersey Bittersweet cider red flushed fruit Somerset 1950s MM106 Dsf Nov
  Elstar Good juicy eater, prolific and reliable MM106 B Oct-Jan
  Fiesta Sweet apple similar to Cox but more reliable MM106 B Oct-Mar
  George Cave Eating apple, green skin flushed red, reliable M26 A August
  Hereford Redstreak Bittersharp single vintage cider apple with red colour MM106 C Nov
       
  Cherries 10 litre pots 6ft €25 each      
  Gaucher Biggereau Sweet red flesh, dark skin Colt stella august
           
  Mulberry, black 10 litre pots, 3ft+  €28 each   sf august
           
  Pears 10 litre pots  €25 each Quince A    
  Concorde Juicy with good flavour   sf, C Oct / Nov-Dec
  Doyenne du Comice Superb quality & flavour   C Oct / Nov-Dec
  Helen's Early Perry Pear. Single vintage from Herefordshire   C* Sept
           
  Plums 1 year old, 2 litre pots €16 each      
  Opal Red skin, yellow flesh, sweet. Hardy and relaible Dwarf rootstock Pixy B  sf late July
  Plums 10 litre pots €25 each AVAILABLE LATER    
           
  Damsons   St Julien A    
  Merryweather Sharp, for cooking, jam & wine   B sf late Sept
  Shropshire Prune One of the best damsons   D sf early Sept
           
       
  Quince  Cydonia oblonga 2lt pot, 4ft+  €15 each  
  Meech's Prolific Golden yellow pear shaped fruit, excellent flavour self fertile  Pick Oct when green, store 6 weeks
  Vranja   SOLD OUT Fragrant, large pear-shaped  fruit, ripens golden yellow self fertile  Pick Oct when green, store 6 weeks
       
  NUTS 20lt pot, 5-6ft bushy  €15 each  
  Corylus avellana 'Cosfords' Cobnut. Heavy crops of  large oblong nuts with a good sweet flavour. mid-season.  Pollinated by  Hall's Giant & Nottingham
  Corylus avellana 'Nottingham' syn 'Pearson's Prolific' Cobnut. Reliable crops of medium-sized nuts with a good flavour.  Pollinated by Cosford & Hall's Giant
  Corylus maxima 'Halls Giant' Filbert. Large nuts with a sweet flavour. Pollinated by Cosford & Nottingham
  Corylus maxima 'Purpure' Purple Filbert. The nuts have an excellent flavour though crops are small. Purple leaves and catkins make this an attractive small tree.  
 

Native Hazel (Corylus avellana) is also a good pollinator for all the Cobnuts and Filberts, recommended to be planted within 100 metres on the windy side!
       
  SOFT FRUIT    
  Blackberries 2lt pots.  €6.50 each  
  Loch Ness Thornless, with large fruits from late August   
  Thornfree Another thornless variety with good fruits  
       
  Blueberries Highbush varieties. Need acid soil blueberry cultivation notes 
  Brigitta, Jersey & Patriot 11cm pots  €6 each ~ 5 for €25 best results obtained with a mix of varieties
       
  Currants 3 litre pots  €6 each  
  Blackcurrant Ben Alder and Ben Tirran Self fertile, fruit on new wood
  Redcurrant Jonkeer Van Tets Self fertile, fruit on old wood
  Whitecurrant White Versailles Self fertile, fruit on old wood
       
  Figs 2 and 3 litre pots 2ft  €12 5 litre pots 3ft+  €17.50
  Brown Turkey Rich and sweet red flesh, reliable heavy cropper Self fertile  Aug-Sep
       
  Gooseberry 3 litre pots  €6 each AVAILABLE LATER
       
  Grapes 9cm pot  €8 each  
  Himrod White seedless grape, outdoors  
       
  Japanese Wineberry 9cm pots € 4         2 litre pots  € 7 grow like raspberries, attractive and sweet
  Rubus phoenicolasius    
       
  Kiwi Fruit    
  Actinidia del. 'Jenny' 2 litre pots    €12 each Self fertile, late summer
  Actinidia del. 'Solo' 9cm pot  €6 each Self fertile, late summer
       
  Raspberry 2 litre pots    €6.50 each AVAILABLE LATER
       
  Rhubarb 4 litre pots    €6.50 each  
  Glaskins Perpetual Large, bright red sticks. Excellent for early forcing  
  Timperley Early Most popular. Easy to establish and disease resistant