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The Telegraph have got a free offer on today for 2 Diva apple tress. They're not totally free of course, you have to send £10.99 post & packing & they are 5ft tall bare root trees. I was wondering if it's worth sending for them, I might have to start them off in large pots until I find some room. Has anyone heard of or grown this variety?
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I pinched the page out of Madmax's dad's paper today as I reckoned they might be a good way to replace our cruddy apple trees. Would love to hear from anyone who has grown this variety too!Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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Are you sure on the spelling? Just looked on 'Keepers Nursery' and they've not got it, also nothing on google.To see a world in a grain of sand
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Definately says Diva. Described in the blurb thusly ' enjoy the crisp, sweet flavour of this juicy snack or dessert apple fresh from your garden, from November to March'. Not a lot of help but that is all it says.Happy Gardening,
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Oh well, does it say who's selling it? Perhaps there's info on their website?
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No such luck SBP. They also mention that 'within the first year of planting they will produce 30 to 50 red blushed apples, followed by years of heavier yields than most varieties'. I am tempted to try them as the apple trees in our garden are not producing and have been neglected for so many years I don't know how to go about reviving them.Happy Gardening,
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Diva?
I am most perplexed by this Diva. Everything said above is true. Hours of googling and page turning have not found any sign of her. Can someone take pity on SueA and I?Comment
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Lidal are sell fruit trees at the moment for £3.99 I got the variety Jonagold so going to try my luck but it says they need pollentors ?Comment
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It will need another apple tree in the same pollination group or the one above or below.
Choosing the Right Fruit Trees - Keepers Nursery - possibly the largest range of fruit trees and soft fruit plants in the worldComment
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Hello, everybody. This is my first time on here, so lets hope it works!
The DIVA apple trees in the Telegraph offer came from Thompson and Morgan, although they don't list this variety in their on-line catalogue.
I emailed asking for planting and pollination instructions - with this result:
DIVA APPLE
M9 rootstock, semi-dwarf reaching height 6ft.
Recommended for small gardens as a dwarf bush or trained against a wall.
Will pollinate with a wide range of other apple varieties
Dessert apple, fruiting from November to January
Please refer to Apple Duo.
Do any of you have any idea what they mean by Apple Duo?
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Chop them down!The lazy gardenerComment
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Hi & welcome,Originally posted by Shaldonian View PostHello, everybody. This is my first time on here, so lets hope it works!
The DIVA apple trees in the Telegraph offer came from Thompson and Morgan, although they don't list this variety in their on-line catalogue.
I emailed asking for planting and pollination instructions - with this result:
DIVA APPLE
M9 rootstock, semi-dwarf reaching height 6ft.
Recommended for small gardens as a dwarf bush or trained against a wall.
Will pollinate with a wide range of other apple varieties
Dessert apple, fruiting from November to January
Please refer to Apple Duo.
Do any of you have any idea what they mean by Apple Duo?
Thanks for putting the information on for us. I didn't send for the Diva apples in the end as I couldn't find anywhere to put them. It seems strange that Thompson & Morgan were the suppliers but they didn't have them on their website doesn't it, maybe they're a newish variety they're trying out? The reference to 'Apple duo' must be the kind of tree where you get 2 different varieties grafted on to one rootstock so maybe it's available on one of those also.Into every life a little rain must fall.Comment
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if you look at this web page you can see you can order and some more info re this tree
Apple Diva
I got my trees the other day and will be putting them on my allotment at the weekendComment
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Did you get a reply re Diva apples?Comment
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The trees Diva from Morgan and Thompson arrived, strong, healthy and tall. Have had previous from T and M. Always excellent value so hoping these will do well in my tiny welsh plot. Would judge them to be two year old. Shall grow lettuce etc underneath. Jennifer PageComment
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