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Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 2:40 pm    Post subject: if you had room for one more tree Reply with quote
    

..in the orchard, what would you choose?

We have bramley, and sunset apples, pears, Dittisham, Victoria and Majory Seedling plums, gages, mirabelle, an almond. Tried and failed to grow quince....

Andy B



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 3:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

How about a Walnut?

perlogalism



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 3:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Apricot


NorthernMonkeyGirl



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Mulberry

OtleyLad



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote:
Mulberry


Me too.

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 4:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

quince went out of fashion for a good reason

i would probably go for russet or an old style pear

Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 4:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

walnut - isn't there something about them poisoning the ground?

apricot - I'm afraid apricots are one of the few foods I don't eat (I don't eat tripe either but I don't think there is a tripe tree)

mulberry is good. Which kind do you need for silk worms? what do you do with mulberries?

another pear could be good...

tahir



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 5:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nicky Colour it green wrote:
walnut - isn't there something about them poisoning the ground?


Overstated I think

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apricot - I'm afraid apricots are one of the few foods I don't eat (I don't eat tripe either but I don't think there is a tripe tree)


A really ripe one is awesome, nothing like what you can buy

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mulberry is good. Which kind do you need for silk worms? what do you do with mulberries?


Black mulberries ripen over a period so usually only enough to eat fresh, but we have lost our entire crop to wasps this year

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another pear could be good...


We harvested Jargonelle yesterday, crisp with a lot more acidity than most pears, delish.

Depending on how sheltered you are loquats are good (see plenty cropping in London gardens), very tasty fruit.

Our kaki persimmons are also doing well but not cropped yet.

Chestnuts are very attractive trees and should do well for you

Morello cherry is the best jam ever, but you will need to net

Figs would also be great, again nothing like what you can buy in the shops (unless you have a Turkish shop nearby)

Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

thanks for the suggestions -

cherry - thought about that but it might have to be in the garden so i can net it

chestnut - have planted one in the 'woodland', might put some more in the hedges as we don't have any.

I like the sound of the pear - I'm trying to convert mr Cig who thinks pears are all gritty - have planted a Beure de something that says it isn't and have fruit on it.. so maybe.

Fig we have one, and my parents have an ancient tree and the press lots of figs on us in a good year.

I really like the sound of the loquat again might be better for the garden as more sheltered

hmmm lots to think on

tahir



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 6:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Nicky Colour it green wrote:
I like the sound of the pear - I'm trying to convert mr Cig who thinks pears are all gritty


Jargonelle is 100% non gritty

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I really like the sound of the loquat again might be better for the garden as more sheltered


Have you seen one? It's sold as an ornamental mostly in the UK as it's winter flowering; evergreen with deeply veined leaves, will look nice in the garden. It'll do wherever, but will need shelter to fruit

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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wellington womble



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 6:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I don't have any fruit trees, and I don't like raw fruit. But if I were going to choose one it would be a morello cherry. You can't buy them anywhere, and they make such lovely desserts.

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 7:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

A good damson. They make a great jam and wine.

Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl wrote:
A good damson. They make a great jam and wine.


oops - forgot to say we have 2 of these - I recommend damson vodka

Nicky cigreen



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PostPosted: Wed Jul 30, 14 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

tahir wrote:
Nicky Colour it green wrote:
I like the sound of the pear - I'm trying to convert mr Cig who thinks pears are all gritty


Jargonelle is 100% non gritty
liking the sound of that

[quote= Nicky]I really like the sound of the loquat again might be better for the garden as more sheltered[/quote]

tahir wrote:
Have you seen one? It's sold as an ornamental mostly in the UK as it's winter flowering; evergreen with deeply veined leaves, will look nice in the garden. It'll do wherever, but will need shelter to fruit


Not seen one noI really like the sound of it...need to read up how well it would do - pretty mild here but can be very windy and wet as well, as I'm on the edge of Dartmoor. more reading needed.

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