Fruit Trees & Bushes

Fruit trees and fruit bushes are best grown in garden soil, although there are fruit varieties that are grown successfully in large tubs. If you have ever bitten into a juicy home-grown blueberry, pear, apple or plum then you know there is nothing like it. Mature plants can produce crops that make growing your own attractive to everyone! Most top fruit like apples, pears, plums, etc are easy to grow and can be trained into numerous shapes which take up little room. Now is a great time to start up your very own orchard!

Pear Trees - Planting and Care Guide

A perfect joy of fresh fruit, especially pears, is being able to bite into a juicy, sweet, home grown pear - especially one that was from your own garden. There are many different types of pe...

Kiwi Fruit - Planting and Care Guide

The best site to plant a kiwi fruit tree in a moderately sunny place, where they can ramble across a trellising system. They will tolerate a light shade, if needed. Vines should be protected f...

Fig Trees - Planting and Care Guide

The best variety of fig tree to go for is Ficus carica 'Brown Turkey', whose fruit ripen in late August, and have a reddish-brown skin, red flesh and a sweet flavour. Growing tips A fig tree ...

Cherry Trees - Planting and Care Guide

Sweet cherries produce sweet fruit and are usually grown as small open trees or trained against walls or fences as fans. Cherry Trees can also be grown in large containers. Self-Fertile cul...

Apple Trees - Planting and Care Guide

Although fall is the best time to plant apple trees, bareroot trees are difficult to find during autumn. If you plan to plant bareroot trees, early spring when the soil is workable but tempera...