Pre-order bareroot plants for November 2013

Over the summer we stock a selection of potted soft fruit including blueberries, grape vines, strawberries and gooseberries. Do call if you are looking for something specific and we may be able to help - 01869 331492. Our full range below is available from November to March and can be pre-ordered for the autumn now.

Blackberries

BlackberriesGrow your own delicious blackberries for crumbles and jams. Many varieties are thornless, making them ideal for growing in the garden
Blackberry 'Asterina' - 9cm potBlackberry 'Asterina' - 9cm pot

This variety is a cross between ‘Loch Ness’ and ‘Chester’ and combines the virtues of both. The glossy black fruit have a delicious flavour and ripen in mid-july, continuing over a long season. The canes are fairly vigorous and thornless. Good disease resistance. 1 plant in 9cm pot

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£4.50
Blackberry 'Black Pearl' - 9cm potBlackberry 'Black Pearl' - 9cm pot

A brand new variety that produces beautifully black, long berries over a fairly short season. The fruit quality and yields are excellent. The trailing canes have the virtue of being  thornless. 1 plant in 9cm pot

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£3.50
Blackberry 'Chester' - 9cm potBlackberry 'Chester' - 9cm pot

This variety produces deliciously flavoured berries late in the season, that are of high quality. The berries are large and glossy and borne from mid August until well into autumn. Excellent disease resistance and vigorous thorn-free growth make this a favourite blackberry for the garden. Average height 6ft.  1 plant in 9cm pot

£3.00
Blackberry 'Helen' - 9cm potBlackberry 'Helen' - 9cm pot

A good all-round blackberry that produces a high yield of high quality long berries with an excellent flavour, early in the season. This is a vigorous, spine free-variety, ideal for training on wires. Average height 6ft+. 1 plant in 9cm pot

£4.00
Blackberry 'Karaka' - 9cm potBlackberry 'Karaka' - 9cm pot

An early season blackberry with a trailing habit, which from mid-July, produces large, shiny dark black fruit which are juicy, sweet and aromatic. Average height 6ft. Self fertile. 1 plant in a 9cm pot

£3.50
Blackberry 'Loch Maree' - 9cm potBlackberry 'Loch Maree' - 9cm pot

A new variety of thorn-free blackberry with upright growth. As well producing superior flavoured berries, with yields higher than Loch tay, this variety produces very attractive pink, double blossom in spring. Average height 6ft. 1 plant in 9cm pot

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£4.00
Blackberry 'Loch Tay - 9cm potBlackberry 'Loch Tay - 9cm pot

An early season blackberry that produced sweet, firm berries, slightly earlier than Loch Ness. The plant had an upright habit, and the canes are thornless, making it ideal for gardens. Average height 7ft. 1 plant in 9cm pot

£4.00
Blackberry 'Obsidian' - 9cm potBlackberry 'Obsidian' - 9cm pot

A vigorous blackberry with trailing stems, that produced very large fruit that are consistant in shape, colour and flavour. The berries are delicious and keep well. Average height 5ft. 1 plant in a 9cm pot

£3.50
Blackberry 'Triple Crown' - 9cm potBlackberry 'Triple Crown' - 9cm pot

A vigorous, spine free, late season blackberry. It produces large, bright, shiny berries with an excellent shelf life, from the end of August until the first frost. Considered to be the best flavoured of all the erect, thornless types. Average height 4-6ft. 1 plant in a 9cm pot

£3.00