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Cordon (Columnar) Fruit Trees

The modern way to grow fruit trees is to train them as vertical cordons. These space-saving columnar trees are attractive as well as fruitful and are perfect for smaller gardens. They can be spaced as close as 60-90cm (2-3ft) apart and are also ideal planted in containers on a sunny patio or balcony. Cordons should have their ultimate height restricted to 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft) and their fruiting laterals pruned during the summer months in order to retain their compact columnar shape. To ensure rapid establishment, cordon fruit trees are supplied bare-rooted and are approximately 1-1.2m (3-4ft) tall on despatch (including the roots).


Pollination

Many of our fruit trees are self-fertile and will pollinate themselves satisfactorily. However, some varieties of apple, pear, plum and cherry are not self-fertile and will require a pollinator from the same species. To ensure adequate pollination choose two varieties from the same species that are in the same flowering group or one group apart.

 

Don't forget to include tree stakes and ties on your order.  All young fruit trees require staking and for better establishment we strongly advise using Rootgrow when planting (as recommended in RHS planting guidelines).


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Cordon Apple 'Falstaff'SAVE 10%
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Cordon Apple 'Falstaff'A very heavy cropping dessert apple producing red striped fruits. Crisp and juicy with a refreshing fruity flavour. Easy to grow and ideal as a garden variety. Produces a compact tree. Good resistance to late frosts.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Fiesta'SAVE 10%
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Cordon Apple 'Fiesta'A crisp, juicy red flushed dessert apple with a rich, aromatic Cox-like flavour. A very popular garden variety, less prone to disease than Cox and suitable for the north. Heavy cropping. Stores very well.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Gala'
£28.95Cordon Apple 'Gala'A very popular dessert apple producing heavy crops of bright red flushed fruits. Crisp and juicy with a sweet perfumed flavour reminiscent of pear drops. The blossom has good resistance to late frosts. Resistant to mildew. Very attractive blossom.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Golden Delicious'
£28.95Cordon Apple 'Golden Delicious'This well known dessert apple is a good garden variety for warmer parts of the UK. When left to ripen on the tree to a golden-green colour, the fruits are crisp, juicy and exceptionally sweet with a rich perfume. The flavour is markedly superior to imported fruits (often picked whilst still green, and then stored for months before sale). Resistant to scab and mildew. Very attractive blossom.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Granny Smith'
£28.95Cordon Apple 'Granny Smith'This well know variety was discovered in Australia in the 1860s and is grown in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and parts of North America and Europe. In many countries it is regarded as a dual-purpose variety but it requires a long hot summer for the sugars and flavour to develop and is therefore normally only suitable as a cooker when grown in the UK. It produces heavy crops of bright green apples with lighter flecking. The greenish-white flesh is coarse textured and juicy and has a sharp flavour that sweetens in storage. The fruits are perfect for pies and tarts as they retain their shape when cooked. They are also good added to salads as they are less likely to brown than other varieties. The tree is easy to grow and heavy cropping.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Greensleeves'
£28.95Cordon Apple 'Greensleeves'This disease resistant dessert apple is easy to grow and will crop heavily from a very early age. The golden fruits have an occasional pink flush and are crisp with a sweet and refreshing flavour. Can be grown successfully throughout the UK. Resistant to scab. Very attractive blossom.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Grenadier'
£28.95Cordon Apple 'Grenadier'First recorded in 1862, this is one of the best early cooking apples. Ideal for all sorts of culinary uses, the fruits are tangy and juicy with a superb sharp flavour. They cook to a fluff and are good for baking and purees. The tree is compact, easy to grow and disease resistant making it an ideal choice for the garden. Heavy cropping.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Herefordshire Russet'SAVE 10%
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Cordon Apple 'Herefordshire Russet'An excellent new dessert apple combining the rich aromatic flavour of Cox with a golden russet skin. Consistently a favourite in taste trials. Heavy cropping. Can be grown successfully throughout the UK.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Howgate Wonder'
£28.95Cordon Apple 'Howgate Wonder'Raised in 1915, this is the largest of the cooking apples, producing fruits of enormous size. The current record holder for 'the biggest apple in the world', the large red striped fruits keep their shape when cooked and have a light sub-acid flavour. Heavy cropping. Resistant to mildew. Suitable for the north.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Isaac Newton's Tree'
£32.95Cordon Apple 'Isaac Newton's Tree'A rare opportunity to grow a piece of history in your own garden! This is a direct descendent of one of the most historically important trees in Britain, which still stands in Sir Isaac Newton's garden at Woolsthorpe Manor, near Grantham, Lincolnshire. A first rate cooker, the large green fruits flush red in direct sunlight and cook to a delicately flavoured, sweet puree.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'James Grieve'SAVE 10%
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Cordon Apple 'James Grieve'A classic dessert apple, raised in Scotland in 1893. The attractive bright red flushed fruits have a crisp yet melting flesh with plenty of juice and excellent flavour. Picked early, the fruits can also be cooked and are delicious stewed. Good resistance to late frosts. Does very well in the north. Resistant to mildew.Buy Now
Cordon Apple 'Jonagold'
£28.95Cordon Apple 'Jonagold'An attractive red flushed dessert apple, grown commercially in the UK. Very heavy cropping. The fruits are large, crisp and juicy with a rich honeyed flavour.Buy Now
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