Where to buy nut trees?

[SlugLobber]

I am all inspired now, watching the Great British Food Revival!

Would love to buy a couple of dwarf cobnuts and a walnute tree, but ideally local nurseries. Can anyone recommend somewhere in either Surrey or around the A23 (I work in Brighton)?

Cheers!

[VirginVegGrower]

Me too - plenty online selling but trees. Are you thinking of a reason I ask is that if you plant two or more of the same variety your yield is much improved. Walnuts grow very large - word of warning!

[VirginVegGrower]

I found Keepers Nursery in Kent. I know it's not Surrey...

[SlugLobber]

I was going to grow two cobnut for yield reasons. Been wanted to do it for years but only now have the space. Walnut more of a hazy idea, but we have 1 acre here, so if I put it in with the chickens or turkeys, it'll provide them with shade in the summer and bombs in the winter(!!).

[bearded bloke]

They (cob nuts) grow wild on Hosey Common,but you would need permission from Westerham parish council to dig up the naturally set saplings & also visit when in fruit to be able to identify them.

[northepaul]

It sounds good, and a super reason to do it.
I have found Blackmoor very good but they are not in Surrey - just over the border at the top of Hampshire in Liss....have a look at the web site and if decide to order from them, you PM me, I have a discount voucher you use.

[Scarlet]

Walnut trees do get large and they are costly when they need a trim!

[morverngirl]

Never eaten a crop yet, squirrels get there first. Oh well , I guess they need to eat too.

[SlugLobber]

Yes, I heard that the squirrels take many of them. We have lots of fruit trees and oak surrounding us, though, so hopefully they won't be TOO badly targeted. I will just harvest enough to make some cakes from (and maybe dry a few). Looking at that pic of the walnut tree, I might knock that one on the head!!

I used to ride on Hosey Common (actually the ponies were kept up Hosey Common Road!). Might have to pay it a visit again! Will check out Blackmoor, thanks.

[VirginVegGrower]

Blackmoor are a main UK grower of fruit and nut trees. I have just planted two of their fruit trees and whilst not cheap they look good quality trees.

[VirginVegGrower]

This chap BlueBell Nursery - Garden Tree Nursery - Bluebell Nursery near me has hazels/cobnuts.

[northepaul]

Walnut trees do get large and they are costly when they need a trim!
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You can coppice them too.....!

[T8Ter]

Why not try throwing a load of nuts, in shell, in an area where you want them to grow - my neighbour has a hazel/cobnut tree leaning over my garden and the saplings, from the resultant dropped nuts, are a real pain to get rid of, they must send a root two foot down before you see any green

[VirginVegGrower]

It's all off to Cardiff then..,

[Glutton4...]

Why not try throwing a load of nuts, in shell, in an area where you want them to grow - my neighbour has a hazel/cobnut tree leaning over my garden and the saplings, from the resultant dropped nuts, are a real pain to get rid of, they must send a root two foot down before you see any green

They may be suckers.