UK Tescos has dormant #FruitTrees and bushes in stock again: #AppleTrees (various including Discovery), #PearTrees (Conference), cherry, gooseberries, redcurrants, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries - so tempting but what would grow well in the remaining space in the garden…

Winter time in the orchard. Maybe less photogenic but still glorious moments as the sun rises. The trees look bare but are not dead, just resting. Building within the buds the complex organelles needed for next year’s growth - blossoms and leaves. #orchards #appletrees #peartrees

a way of arranging

Gist
Rae Armantrout

#Poetry #RaeArmantrout #Gist #TheNewYorker #Suburbs #Mothers #WildHorses #PearTrees

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/02/05/gist-rae-armantrout-poem

B&M Stores have a bunch of bare roots fruit trees in stock. Two for £12 or £7.50 each.

Not sure any of the #AppleTrees are recommended for Scotland though? Golden Delicious, Cox Orange Pippin, Granny Smith, Jonagold. On M9 semi-dwarfing rootstock.

Also #PearTrees Conference, Doyenne deli Comice (Quince A rootstock), #PlumTrees Opal, Victoria, and #CherryTrees Hedrlfinger, Morello.

Tesco UK are selling dormant #AppleTrees (Jonagold, Golden Delicious, Discovery, Cox’s Orange Pippin apples) and #PearTrees (Conference Pears), £7 each (2 for £12 with club card). Also listed on the box but I didn’t see any were Prunus avium 'Stella' (black cherry) and Victoria plums.

Anyone know what rootstocks these would be on?

See also https://arbtalk.co.uk/forums/topic/131552-tesco-fruit-trees-2-for-£12/ from last year

Stubbled onto https://denmylne.wordpress.com/about/ a blog about #Scottish #Heritage #PearTrees, but sadly not updated in 10 years 🍐🌳😢

Seems author had 600 grafted trees in their (large?) garden in Newburgh including all the known varieties and was hoping to rediscover more, as well as trying to preserve what we have.

Some good ideas including “Holyrood should consider introducing legislation to enforce the planting of such endangered trees in new housing estates and public spaces.”

Four more fruit trees planted now! One more apple and our first three pear trees. We put them in a new spot and the ground there turned out to be much nicer (and flatter) so I think they might do well. #gardening #PearTrees #AppleTrees #slaithwaite

#Christmas #Veggie #Cooking done 🎄 ☃️ :
One Indian spicy #Pie
Two #NutLoafs
Three #PecanPies
Plus yesterdays #PunkinPie #IceCream
AND NO #Partridges in #PearTrees but two soggy cats drying on various sofas from staying out to long in the rain... #Christmas #CATurday 😍 #HappyDay!

Left it a bit late but was able to find three compatible pear trees and another apple tree compatible with my others. Apologies to future me who will have a week's notice to dig four holes! #gardening #AppleTrees #PearTrees