Brown Turkey

Probably the hardiest fig for outdoors, or inside the greenhouse. The most reliable cropping variety.

Larger & earlier than above, but not so prolific, needs a hot site. Ornamental deeply divided leaves. Yellow flesh, red centre.

Chelsea [= King James]

Grown from cuttings from a tree in the Chelsea Physick Garden, planted by King James.Very good flavour.

Crataegus arnoldiana

Well flavoured large red fruits; beautiful small tree to 4 metres.

Crataegus biflora

Glastonbury Thorn - famous winter & summer blooming thorn. A variety of our common native hawthorn. To 6 metres.

Hyybrid between two U.S. species, large flowers and fruits, up to 15mm. Hips persistent if not eaten and said to be well flavoured. To 6 metres. sold out

rare species making a small tree with large crab-apple-like fruits sold out.

Crataegus orientalis

Oriental Thorn - large yellow/red haws, grey/green leaves; small handsome tree.

Scarlet Haw - Wide spreading tree; large bunches of scarlet fruit and rich autumn colour. To 6 metres. Sold out

Crataegus pinnatifida var. major

C. p. var major 'Big Golden Star'

Lobed leaves, large glossy crimson fruit to 3 cms., rich red autumn colour. To 4 metres.

as above, grown for market for its large red, not golden, fruit in central asia.

small broad tree, bright red 15 mm berries, shiny rich green leaves, orange autumn colour. Ornamental and productive.

Crataegus schraderiana

small slvery leaved tree; large purplish red fruits, the best for eating raw according to Ken Fern.

Crat. viridis Winter King