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PomonaFruits.co.uk March 2015
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Spring is just around the corner but there is still time to plant bare root fruit trees and bushes this season. Due to our coldstore facility these will arrive with you in a fully dormant state.
There is now less than 48 hours to take advantage of the many offers in our catalogue and on our website - we are offering 10% off selected items until 31st March.
We are also offering newsletter subscribers 15% off selected varieties of apple, pear and plum (as featured below).
To claim the offer, simply click on the links within this email or enter offer code PFN3PYP at checkout. Offer closes 6th April
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One of the best loved fruits, apples are probably the easiest tree fruits to grow and are very popular with gardeners. Our apple trees are grafted onto M26 semi-dwarfing rootstock, which will produce a tree that is easy to grow, easy to control and easy to pick. Bush apple trees will grow 2.4-3.6m (8-12ft) in height and spread.
Offer closes 6th April 2015.
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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. Self-fertile. Season: Oct-Dec.
1 tree - £16.96
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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. Requires a pollinator. Season: Oct-Jan.
1 tree - £16.96
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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. Self-fertile. Season: Sept-Oct.
1 tree - £16.58
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Pear trees, like apple trees, are easy to grow and suffer with very few problems. We offer a range of delicious varieties that are grafted onto Quince 'A' semi-dwarfing rootstock to promote fruit production from an early age. This will produce a tree of medium vigour that is easy to pick and control. Bush pear trees will grow 2.4-3.6m (8-12ft) in height and spread. Choose a sunny, sheltered site. Offer closes 6th April 2015.
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Pear 'Concorde'
An excellent pear often grown commercially and suitable for most locations. The medium-large pale green fruits have a smooth, juicy flesh with a sweet pleasant flavour. Suitable for dessert and culinary use. Crops heavily and reliably from an early age. Self-fertile. Season: Oct-Jan.
1 tree - £16.96
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Pear 'Conference'
Over 100 years old, this is the best known and most popular pear variety in the U.K., suitable for most locations. The long narrow fruits are firm and juicy with a sweet, pleasant flavour. Suitable for dessert and culinary use. Reliable and heavy cropping. Produces a fairly compact tree. Self-fertile. Season: Oct-Nov.
1 tree - £16.58
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Pear 'Onward'
An excellent dessert pear with a Comice-like flavour but much more reliable. The medium sized fruits have a smooth pale green-yellow skin. The flesh is fine, soft and juicy with an excellent sweet flavour. Heavy cropping and reliable. Suitable for the north. Requires a pollinator. Season: Sept-Oct.
1 tree - £16.96
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15% off Plum & Gage Trees
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Plums, gages and damsons are a wonderful choice of tree to grow in the garden as in favourable conditions they will crop reliably, producing masses of fruit year after year. Our plum trees are grafted onto St. Julien 'A' rootstock, which will produce a tree with medium vigour that can be trained into a bush, cordon, pyramid or fan. Bush plum trees will grow 3.6-4.6m (12-15ft) in height and spread. Choose a sunny, sheltered spot.
Offer closes 6th April 2015.
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Gage 'Denniston's Superb'
A very reliable dessert gage that can be grown in the north. Medium sized red-flushed yellow fruits with golden flesh and excellent sweet flavour. A heavy and reliable cropper. Self-fertile. Season: late August.
1 tree - £17.81
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Plum 'Czar'
So named, as the year it first fruited was 1874, the year Czar Alexander II visited Britain. Remains popular as it can produce very heavy crops and is always reliable. A medium sized dark purple plum with sweet yellow flesh. Excellent for dessert and culinary purposes. Suitable for most parts of the UK. Self-fertile. Season: early Aug.
1 tree - £17.81
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Plum 'Victoria'
The U.K.'s best known plum, raised in 1840 and grown commercially. The fruits are pinkish red with sweet, yellow, juicy flesh. A very popular dessert variety but also excellent cooked, producing a lovely pink syrup and almond aroma. Heavy cropping. Blossom is frost resistant. Can be grown in the north. Self-fertile. Season: late Aug.
1 tree - £16.96
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Growing Pyramid Fruit Trees
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Pyramid fruit trees are popular forms for growing apples, pears, plums, gages and damsons as they allow you to grow single specimens, which managed well, will result in fairly small and attractive trees. Gerry explains how in his latest blog 'Growing Pyramid Fruit Trees'.
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Our standard delivery charge to Mainland U.K. is £6.95. Additional surcharges may apply to the Scottish Islands & Highlands, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man. Some items (where stated) are p&p inclusive. If you are only ordering items that are p&p inclusive, the standard delivery charge does not apply. This promotion expires on 6th April 2015 and is subject to availability. Any discounts must be claimed at the time of ordering. Our normal terms and conditions apply.
 
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