Tel: 01379 870759
We are very busy at this time of year packing trees, so if we can't get to the phone, please leave a message as your call is important to us. - Thank you


Tel: 01379 870759
We are very busy at this time of year packing trees, so if we can't get to the phone, please leave a message as your call is important to us. - Thank you

Further down on this page, you
will find a list of the tree varieties that we stock, and a web form with
which you can place and order.
We think that it could be useful to make some preliminary comments on
choosing fruit trees that crop regularly and produce fruit of good flavour.
There are different requirements to take in consideration to achieve early
and regular cropping:
1) Weather
2) Site
3) Soil
4) Pollination needs
5) Variety characteristics
6) Disease resistance
7) Rootstock
There are no apple varieties which can tick all the boxes. Knowledge of
the weather patterns in the various areas of the UK is therefore essential,
in order to plant the right varieties. However there are varieties which
I would give a treble A rating, when it comes to making up trios of apple
varieties. Groups of three varieties are best as several varieties need
good cross pollination. Without this, even excellent varieties will still
perform. The ones I am going to single out all have fruits of excellent
eating or cooking qualities. Secondly these varieties also excel in producing
fruits of long keeping qualities.
However the right combination of these varieties needs to be made, according
to the site and soil available in the different counties. Having said
all this, I would put the following varieties at the top of my list. Anyone
considering planting some apples should include at least two of these
varieties, suitable to the area where you live.
Dessert apples:
Adams Pearmain
Claygate Pearmain
Lord Lambourne
Suntan
Egremont Russet
Sunset
Braeburn
Fiesta
Cooking apples:
Edward VII
Annie Elisabeth
Lane Prince Albert
Duke of Devonshire
Bramley’s Seedling
Doctor Harvey
Dual purpose apples:
James Grieve
Blenheim Orange
Norfolk Beefing
Planting time:
It is a fact that the number of people visiting our website increases dramatically in the spring when people get out into the garden again, but the simple fact is that fruit trees are much more successful if planted in February and early March when they are fully dormant.
In addition, geographical factors also affect the choice of trees. For example, in the northern counties, climatic conditions are substantially different compared with East Anglia. The average temperatures during the growing season are 2 to 3 degrees lower. This results in a shorter period in which the fruit has to mature and develop its full flavour. The same applies to the West Country; here the rainfall is substantially greater compared with the east of the country. Some well known varieties of apple trees are not suitable for high rainfall areas. Other apple tree varieties are very suitable and excel. We will be able to inform you which varieties will do well, when planted in a particular location.
Fruit growing is a long term undertaking. Fruit trees, carefully chosen and suited to the climatic conditions of the area, may live and produce good fruit for the next 50 to 70 years. If you intend to purchase our trees we will gladly assist you, if you so wish, in choosing the varieties best able to cope with your local prevailing climatic conditions. This is why, in the web form below, we ask you for your location and local conditions as well as your preferred selection of trees.
Whilst there are many on-line retailers who will just send you trees through the post, we care very much that your trees have the best chance to flourish, crop early, and for many years to come. So complete the form below to place your order and we will respond directly with a full price and payment details.
You will then be able to complete your order by sending us a cheque for the amount due to:
"SUFFOLK FRUIT AND TREES"
The Orchards, Oaktree House, Braiseworth, near Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7DS.
For any queries, please feel free to phone us at 01379 870759, or send us an e-mail to enquiries@realenglishfruit.co.uk.
Special Note: As the season is progressing, we are running low on some varieties, so please contact us as soon as possible with your requirements for this planting season.
Click here to visit our Classical Apple Varieties page on our blog, with photos and descriptions of the varieties.