Cheap fruit trees

[growmore]

I bought an Elstar apple tree, a Golden delicious apple tree and two Golden gage plum trees all about 4ft tall from Netto's today they were £4 each..
Cheers ..Jim

[growmore]

[Roy Bham UK]

I bought two from Aldi last spring same size and price Plum and Pear one just carked it the other looks ok but I dont know which one it is ::) ;D

[Hyacinth]

those plum trees from Netto's......when would you expect your first fruit, Jim? I'd love a plum tree..

[ruffmeister]

were not allowed fruit tress!! :(

[fluffygrue]

If you're patient, wait until next year when Homebase reduce their large pot-grown fruit trees to a fiver each. :D

So far we've had a Morello cherry 'Nabella' and pear 'Williams Bon Chrieten'. Very healthy trees.

[cambourne7]

were not allowed fruit tress!! :(

Is that because of the size? You should be able to get the rules changed to allow dwarf stock?

[trojanrabbit]

were not allowed fruit tress!! :(

Is that because of the size? You should be able to get the rules changed to allow dwarf stock?

Technically the regs here in Sheffield say you're not allowed trees or any permanent planting. I'd have to check the exact wording, but clearly remember being amused by the fact that if taken to the letter it means you shouldn't be allowed so much as a strawberry, since all common sweet fruit plants are perenial!

Obviously nobody actually pays any attention to this, but even so - basically there are loads of archane, strict rules, meaning that if the allotment should be surrendered or taken from you at ANY time, there should be nothing which is not easily razed to make way for a new tenant. Oh, and then they are able to charge you the costs of clearing the ground if you don't comply. :( Friendly, eh? Interestingly we are also not allowed to "cut trees on council land", again this amuses me given that would mean that I theoretically couldn't dig out the dozen 8' to 10' willow saplings which I inherited with the plot ::)

Ridiculous rules, and I actually wonder whether the various Allotment Acts might prevent some of them being enforced.

[cambourne7]

Hi

unfortunatly allotment associations can get a little old and perhapse now is the time to get things changed?

If the issue is the perminance of trees, then this can be resolved by getting root control bags which will limit both its size and make them easier to move which i am sure will be allowed in the rules as clearly this would make them movable and hence not permiant?

Ken Muir sells them Code: 6029L Root Control Bag

The recent introduction of Root Control Bags (RCB) means that you can grow large trees such as Walnuts, Chestnuts, Mulberries and Sorbus and not worry about how tall they are going to grow. The RCB restricts the tree roots, retaining the energy of the tree within. Only the white fibrous feeding roots find their way through the RCB. This prevents the tree from growing too tall and brings it into cropping earlier. If you move house you will be able to take your cherished tree with you even in ten years time.

Available throughout the year
Price: £5.35 (Price exc. P&P)