Plant Varieties
STRAWBERRY PLANTS |
(PHPS Elite certificate)
We use Foundation grade parent plants to multiply up our own stocks to ensure that we have complete control from the earliest stage in the production cycle. Being grown at altitude and having unique isolation we can supply top quality, fresh dug plants from late October until early May. All plants have been PHPS inspected this year and are sold as certified ‘Elite’ or 'A Grade' stocks. |
ORGANIC Early Strawberry VarietiesHONEOYE- early seasonStill the main early variety that has a good upright growing habit. It seems to perform particularly well in the north and the west. Lovely flavoured fruit, best picked regularly. Can sometimes be susceptible to mildew when under stress. £7.00 for 5 plants, £10.50 for 10 plants, £16.50 for 20 plants, £23.50 for 30 plants, £30.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE |
ORGANIC Mid Season Strawberry VarietiesHAPIL- mid seasonHeavy yields of large, glossy, sweet fruit. Crops especially well on lighter soils and in drier conditions. It has as an upright growth habit but can occasionally be susceptible to mildew and also to verticillium wilt. £7.00 for 5 plants, £10.50 for 10 plants, £16.50 for 20 plants, £23.50 for 30 plants, £30.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE *PEGASUS- mid seasonProbably one of the best disease resistant mid season varieties, preferring slightly heavier soils. Has excellent resistance to wilt, crown rot and mildew. Fruits are of high quality and excellent flavour. £7.00 for 5 plants, £10.50 for 10 plants, £16.50 for 20 plants, £23.50 for 30 plants, £30.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE CAMBRIDGE FAVOURITE- mid seasonOne of the well known older varieties, still earning its place because of its reliability and tolerance. The fruit is paler than the modern varieties but the juiciness and sweet flavour makes it still the favourite for many. Its dense growing habit makes it susceptible to botrytis in wet seasons. £7.00 for 5 plants, £10.50 for 10 plants, £16.50 for 20 plants, £23.50 for 30 plants, £30.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE NEW! * ALICE- late mid seasonAn exciting selection from HRI East Malling. It is a few days earlier than Symphony and Florence and has a very long picking season. The plant has an upright habit and has excellent disease resistance particularly to wilt and crown rot and seems to have good mildew resistance too. The fruit are large, sweet and juicy and evenly sized. We are much impressed with Alice and it looks good for organic growing. £7.50 for 5 plants, £11.25 for 10 plants, £18.50 for 20 plants, £26.75 for 30 plants, £34.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE |
ORGANIC Later Strawberry Varieties*SYMPHONY- late seasonHigh yielding, late season Scottish variety producing high quality bright red fruit with excellent flavour. The plants have very good disease resistance, especially against red core. An excellent choice for the west and north, it seems to excel in the damper conditions. An excellent choice for organic growers. £7.50 for 5 plants, £11.25 for 10 plants, £18.50 for 20 plants, £26.75 for 30 plants, £34.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE *FLORENCE- late seasonAn East Malling variety with outstanding, vigorous plants showing excellent disease resistance, especially against mildew. Large, bright, firm but juicy, red berries with an excellent flavour. A must for the organic grower. Also shows some resistance to vine weevil and rabbits, we are told. £7.50 for 5 plants, £11.25 for 10 plants, £18.50 for 20 plants, £26.75 for 30 plants, £34.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE |
ORGANIC Very Late Strawberry Varieties*SOPHIE- very late seasonA very late summer variety (late July - early August) from HRI East Malling that can usefully extend the season. A dense foliage but with high yields of well presented, good quality fruit. We have found this an excellent growing variety. £7.50 for 5 plants, £11.25 for 10 plants, £18.50 for 20 plants, £26.75 for 30 plants, £34.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE NEW! *JUDIBELL- very, very late seasonEven later than Sophie, Judibell has a unique cropping slot which extends the picking season well into August. Plants have good disease resistance and produce sweet, juicy berries. Because of its late season, this plant remains dormant until May. £7.50 for 5 plants, £11.25 for 10 plants, £18.50 for 20 plants, £26.75 for 30 plants, £34.25 for 40 plants ** ORDER ONLINE |
RASPBERRY CANES |
(PHPS ‘A’ certificate)
'Best Buy' Raspberry Canes as recommended by Gardening Which? Magazine Nov 2004
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Early Raspberry Varieties*GLEN MOYCONVENTIONALStill the earliest raspberry available, with fruiting starting in mid June producing high class fruit. Needs careful establishment and a good home to excel. £8.75 for 5, £15.75 for 10, £30.50 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE NEW! *MALLING MINERVACONVENTIONALA new selection from East Malling, Minerva is a spine free easy to manage cane with a compact habit. It has excellent disease resistance especially against Bushy Dwarf virus (RBDV). Its fruit has an excellent sweet flavour, a good shelf life and is easy to pick. About 5 days later than Glen Moy. £8.75 for 5, £15.75 for 10, £30.50 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE |
Early Mid Season Raspberry VarietiesMALLING JEWEL- early-mid season ORGANICThis well established variety is known for its old fashioned, juicy fruit that has lovely flavour. The canes are tolerant of most conditions and it is still much recommended as a garden and organic variety. £10.00 for 5, £18.00 for 10, £35.00 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE |
Mid Season Raspberry Varieties*JULIA- mid season ORGANICThis East Malling variety has been recommended for organic growing because of its impressive resistance against many of the cane diseases. It has high yields of large fruit which freeze well. £10.00 for 5, £18.00 for 10, £35.00 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE *GLEN AMPLE- mid season CONVENTIONALNow the most widely grown raspberry variety. Very high yields of large, fleshy fruit of excellent flavour, on spine-free canes. Crops about 10 days later than Glen Moy. Being a heavy cropper, a good feeding regime is recommended. Bred by SCRI. £8.75 for 5, £15.75 for 10, £30.50 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE |
Later Raspberry VarietiesNEW *GLEN DOLL- late season CONVENTIONALA very new selection from SCRI which is spine free and has very high yields of large, sweet fruit. It has a very long cropping period starting about a week later than Glen Ample continuing until early - mid August. Excellent disease resistance. Limited stocks this year. £8.75 for 5, £15.75 for 10, £30.50 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE TULAMEEN- late season Orders from our web site will be ORGANICThe variety with the highest quality fruit and a long picking season. Tall canes produce very large aromatic, juicy fruit. Bred in Canada it has good winter hardiness, but needs careful establishment. Crops through July and into August. £10.00 for 5, £18.00 for 10, £35.00 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE *OCTAVIA- very late season ORGANICThis variety, bred at EMR East Malling, is very late ripening - mid July to mid August, with an excellent shelf life. A high quality, large, firm fruit with a pleasant flavour and a good colour. £10.00 for 5, £18.00 for 10, £35.00 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE |
Autumn Raspberry Varieties*AUTUMN BLISS- autumn season ORGANICThe much praised easy to manage primocane variety from East Malling. Crops on its first year cane from August onwards. A large, delicious fruit. £10.95 for 5, £19.50 for 10, £36.75 for 25 ** ORDER ONLINE |
Long Canes:Tulameen and Glen Ample are available as Long Canes, please enquire. Planted in the spring either under protection or in a sunny sheltered spot, with good management the canes should bring a good crop of fruit in their first summer. |
BUSH FRUITS |
BLACKCURRANT BUSHESWe use cuttings taken from our own PHPS certified stoolbeds to grow the one and two year old bushes that we have available. All the bushes are carefully lifted and hand selected to ensure you receive quality plants. We can also supply prepared cuttings direct from the certified stoolbeds. We are pleased that this season (2008-2009), we have grown all our fruit bushes organically. |
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Ben Gairn bushes growing organically at Welsh Fruit Stocks July 05 |
ORGANIC Early Blackcurrant VarietiesNEW! *BEN GAIRN- early seasonThe only variety that is resistant to Reversion virus, one of the main blackcurrant problems, especially in garden and allotment situations. It also has excellent resistance to foliar diseases, which makes it an ideal organic variety. It is the earliest variety to fruit, with medium sized berries, with an excellent flavour. Bred at SCRI. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE *BEN CONNAN- early seasonThis variety has high yields of exceptionally large fruit, which makes easy picking. It has outstanding resistance to the foliar diseases and also to leaf curling midge, which is a big asset to the organic grower. A medium sized bush, bred at SCRI. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE BEN SAREK- early seasonA very compact bush that has high yields of very large fruit of excellent flavour. An ideal variety for the smaller garden. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE |
ORGANIC Mid Season Blackcurrant VarietiesNEW! *BEN HOPE- mid seasonAn exceptionally high yielding, bigbud resistant variety from SCRI. Its bushes are vigorous and tall, so need they need a sheltered site. Probably the best flavoured fruit of all our varieties. Shows good resistance against the foliar diseases. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE |
ORGANIC Later Season Blackcurrant Varieties*BEN ALDER- late mid seasonA very high yielding variety, with a high level of disease resistance particularly to foliar problems. Compliments our other two organic selections by fruiting later. A medium sized bush with medium sized berries. Again bred in Scotland at SCRI. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE *BEN TIRRAN- late seasonFruits about 2 weeks later than other varieties, so a useful extension to the season. A vigorous, high yielding variety with medium sized, juicy fruit, with good flavour. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE |
RED/WHITE CURRANT BUSHES(Grown from our own PHPS Certified cuttings) |
ORGANIC WHITE VERSAILLES- early seasonLarge white, sweet, juicy berries on an upright bush. Again disease resistance is very good. A delicious dessert fruit which also makes excellent wines and jelly 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE JONKHEER van TETS- early seasonA popular early redcurrant, with high yields of large berries that have a good flavour. The vigorous bushes have excellent resistance against foliar diseases. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE RED START- late seasonAn upright bush that gives heavy yields of medium sized red berries that hang well for August fruit. Excellent resistance against foliar diseases and its late flowering helps to avoid any frost damage. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE ROVADA- late seasonA very high yielding bush with long strigs of large, bright berries. We have found this a very good organic variety to date. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-2 bushes), £5.50 each (3-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE |
GOOSEBERRY BUSHES(Grown from our own PHPS Certified cuttings) |
ORGANIC Culinary / Green VarietiesGREENFINCH- mid seasonA compact bush which produces heavy yields of smooth, green fruit with a superb flavour. This culinary variety has excellent resistance to foliar diseases. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £7.25 each (1-3 bushes), £6.50 each (4-6 bushes), £5.95 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE INVICTA- mid seasonA very high yielding culinary variety, which produces lots of large, fleshy, pale green berries. The bush has good resistance to mildew and is very vigorous. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £7.25 each (1-3 bushes), £6.50 each (4-6 bushes), £5.95 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE |
ORGANIC Dessert / Red Varieties*PAX- mid seasonThis red, dessert variety is almost spine free, just having small spines on the young growth. It is mildew resistant and gives high yields of dark red fruit. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £7.25 each (1-3 bushes), £6.50 each (4-6 bushes), £5.95 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE *MARTLET- late seasonA medium sized bush with excellent resistance to foliar diseases. It has high yields of smooth-skinned, red dessert fruit of good flavour. A new variety that we have found is great for organic growing. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £7.25 each (1-3 bushes), £6.50 each (4-6 bushes), £5.95 each (7-10 bushes) ** 2 YEAR BUSHES: £8.00 each (1-3 bushes), £7.25 each (4-6 bushes), £6.50 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE |
JOSTABERRY BUSHES(Grown from our own PHPS certified cuttings) |
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| ORGANIC A thornless blackcurrant/gooseberry hybrid with a shiny black fruit the size of a small gooseberry. The bushes are very vigorous and resistant to big-bud and foliar diseases. They can grow to over 2.5m high so they need to be spaced 2m apart. They flower early and so need to be protected against any frosts at that time. The fruit makes beautiful jam or jelly. Very high levels of Vitamin C. 1 YEAR BUSHES: £6.25 each (1-3 bushes), £5.50 each (4-6 bushes), £5.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** 2 YEAR BUSHES: £7.25 each (1-3 bushes), £6.50 each (4-6 bushes), £6.00 each (7-10 bushes) ** ORDER ONLINE |
RHUBARB |
ORGANIC Early VarietiesTIMPERLEY EARLYHigh yielding first early variety. Suitable for forcing and for normal growing. Red - green sticks. We supply large fist sized sets. £5.50 each (1-4 sets), £4.50 each (5-6 sets), £4.25 each (7-10 sets) ** ORDER ONLINE |
ORGANIC Later VarietiesVICTORIAAn old variety which produces very thick stalks of great flavour, so needs lots of space. £5.50 each (1-4 sets), £4.50 each (5-6 sets), £4.25 each (7-10 sets) ** ORDER ONLINE |
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