Fruit Trees

J H Hale – Peach is a heritage variety that produces heavy crops of exceptionally large fruit with yellow flesh and a delightfully full flavour.

Originated in America in 1912, the J.H. Hale peach is still considered one of the finest flavoured yellow-fleshed, freestone peaches (the flesh comes away from the stone easily).

The fruit are extremely large, round and uniform, with smooth, almost furless skin, with a firm, fine-grained flesh free from stringiness.

Unlike most peach trees, the J.H. Hale variety cannot pollinate itself so it requires another peach tree close by for pollination.

Mist the leaves in early morning in summer. Indoors, stand pots on trays of moist hydroleca or Hortag to help increase humidity. Mist plants regularly in winter to help ensure good pollination and fruit set.

They are best grown in large, heavy containers using John Innes No3 Compost or a proprietary citrus compost.

As we stock various sizes please get in touch or visit the Garden Centre for full details.

Prunus Domestica – Victoria Plum – Half Standard is a classic favourite, reliably fruiting, self-fertile, delightful dessert culinary plum.

Victoria Plum produces gorgeous white flowers and dark-red fruit throughout August to September.

This variety is tolerant of a range of well-drained soils but prefers clay loam in a sunny, sheltered position and is well-suited for all training forms.

Weeds can take hold so maintain a weed-free area of at least 60cm radius around the trunk.

Thin the fruits if necessary and water in dry periods.

This variety may require some form of frost protection due to its early flowering during spring frosts.