Seeking Some Unusual Apples Varieties....

[FB.]

I'm looking for a reliable source of some unusual apple varieties. I've looked through many nursery catalogues, but without much success, but I am not entirely surprised to have drawn a blank.

I am looking for:

"Ben's Red"

&

"Burr Knot"

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
FB

[JILLY JACKSON]

hi fb,i have found that deacons have an amazing variety.I.O.W.Try e mailing them they are very helpful there

[Peter]

Try Keepers Nursery on the Isle of Wight.
Great website too. Keepers Nursery - possibly the largest range of fruit trees and soft fruit plants in the world

[Duronal]

haha my beloved isle of wight. If only i was into gardening before i left!


http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/burr_knot_variety.aspx

http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/product.aspx?id=BENRED

http://www.cornishappletrees.co.uk/3.html

[FB.]

Thanks, folks.
It seems that most places are out of stock, although I could try propagating some pieces myself, if the nurseries will let me have some.
I've tried phoning Keeper Nursery several times in recent years, but they never pick up the phone and their delivery policies sound a bit vague. Makes me reluctant to deal with them.

[Tam]

You could try here -http://www.coloradomoongarden.net/Cornwall_Beauties.html

[Tam]

Cornwall Beauties - I lost my internet connection the last time

[littlemark]

It might be worth contacting the Midshires Orchard Group to see what they've got for this event in Feb:

First National Scion Wood Exchange – Saturday / Sunday, 7-8, February, 2009 - Buckingham Garden Centre

Saturday / Sunday, 7-8, February, 2009 - Buckingham Garden Centre. This will be an exciting and innovative MSOG weekend– our major event of the year and what is probably the UK first ever scion wood exchange. We will have a scion wood exchange with 100 varieties available, displays and events featuring MSOG as well as grafting workshops and other fruit talks, demonstrations, and fruit related products.

Cheers, Mark

[fran]

Hi Sorry - Keepers is in Kent!

Fran

[Mell]

I'm looking for various Leicestershire Scions Marriage maker in particular

I've started an exchange group for anyone with spares or looking, do pass the link on !

scion4fruitUK : UK Fruit scion wood exchange

[kentvegplot]

You could try Brogdale, (Brogdale - Home of the National Fruit Collection) in Kent - they have a national collection of fruit, and should be able to help.

[Mell]

I'm looking for a reliable source of some unusual apple varieties. I've looked through many nursery catalogues, but without much success, but I am not entirely surprised to have drawn a blank.

I am looking for:

"Ben's Red"

&

"Burr Knot"

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
FB

Have you tried the Orange Pippin site ?
Bens red is shown at Keepers which tends to mean Brogdale stock it their scion is pretty pricy, but cheaper than a special grafted tree

[Mell]

My current searches are

Winter banana
Thorpe's Peach
Eady's Magnum
Lord Burghleys
Ashmeads Kernel

[FB.]

Ashmead's Kernel is reasonably easy to find, but having grown it myself, I found bitter pit to be very difficult to manage.
I think that Ashmead's Kernel - and other bitter pit prone varieties - are best grown on a medium-strong rootstock, with minimal pruning and minimal feeding.

Winter Banana, Thorpe's Peach, Lord Burghley and Ashmead's Kernel are all available from Bernwode Fruit Trees, between Oxford and Aylesbury.
Their trees are a little expensive, but the quality is very high and their plants establish faster than anything I've ever seen because they mostly offer container grown 1yr maidens - about 3-6ft tall, depending on variety and rootstock. Get them in the ground now and they'll have good roots down by Christmas, whereas bare-root trees from other nurseries often take a year to recover from the root damage.
> Link here <

[Mell]

Thanks FB, I'm sorry I wasn't clear I'm looking for scion not trees, I prefer to graft my own, rather apple obessed I fear I've got around 200 in pots in the garden & several more in the ground

So I'm after scion. Buying in trees is just way too pricy !