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Fruiters,Browsers & Other Practical Plants

* = Nitrogen fixer

Amelanchier Ballerina Juneberry Shrub to 2 metres, large white blossom, attractive foliage, good autumn colour, good quality berries July. Grafted plants £7.00
Amelanchier canadensis Juneberry – tall shrub, attractive white blossom followed by edible black berries. Young plants £2.50
Amelanchier lamarckii Juneberry – similar to the above with a neat oval leaf, both have bronzy new foliage. £4.50
Amelanchier rotundifolia Snowy Mespilus –European erect suckering shrub, white blossom and edible blue-black berries. £3.50
Amelanchier spicata Garden Shadblow – small bushy shrub under 2 metres tall. White upright blossom and edible dark purple fruit. £3.50
Aronia melanocarpa Viking

Chokeberry. Thornless deciduous shrub to 2 metres. Black berries grown commercially for juice. They turn black early but leave on bush as long as you can. £7.00

 

Atriplex halimus - Salt Bush

Evergreen, grey/green shrub to 1.5 metres. Edible & tasty leaves and young shoots. Good by the sea. £5.50

 

Berberis darwinii c.g.

Evergreen shrub, orange flowers May, tasty berries June/July. Trouble free, grows almost anywhere. £5.50

 

Berberis julianae Spiny evergreen hedging to 2 metres, very effective barrier plant, upright habit. £3.50
Berberis vulgaris Ancient naturalised berry plant and spiny hedger. £3.00

*Caragana arborescens

Siberian Pea Tree - Edible yellow flowers & young pods. Needs full sun & good drainage. £3.50 & £5.00

 

*Caragana brevispina

Deciduous lax shrub to 3metres, best on well drained soils with full sun. Spiny. £10.00

 

Chaenomeles x superba Japanese Quince Boule de Feu - shrub eventually to 2 metres, red blossom over a long season, numerous fruits. £6.50

Cornus kousa chinensis

Deciduous ornamental shrub to 2m. with edible berries joined in clusters. Large white flowers in June. £11.00.

 

Cornus mas - Cornelian Cherry

Late winter flowering large shrub, red berries used for preserves. Clips to make a hedge. £3.50

 

Crataegus arnoldiana

Well flavoured large red fruits; beautiful small tree. On thorn rootstock. £19.00

 

Crataegus biflora

Glastonbury Thorn - famous winter & summer blooming thorn. On thorn rootstock. £19.00

 


Descainea fargesii Blue Bean
Tall shrub bearing metallic blue ‘broad’ beans holding a sweet melon-flavoured pulp inside. £7.50

Crataegus orientalis

Oriental Thorn - large yellow/red haws, grey/green leaves; a small handsome tree. On thorn. £19.00

 

*Elaeagnus angustifolia

Russian Olive narrow leaved grey/green deciduous large shrub / small tree, sweet mealy fruits. £3.50

 

*Elaeagnus angustifolia caspica

Silver Russian Olive Very silvery leaves, deciduous, sweet but mealy fruit in autumn. £3.50

 

*Elaeagnus umbellata

Deciduous large shrub, fragrant flowers May/June, red speckled fruits in autumn. £3.50

 

*Elaeagnus x ebbingei

Evergreen nitrogen fixer to 2m. Small fragrant autumn flowers, fruits in spring. £3.50 & £7.00

 

Feijoa sellowiana

Pineapple Guava

Evergreen shrub to 2 metres, hardy to –12C; edible flowers and fruit, but needs a hot summer to make fruit outdoors. £3.50

*Hippophae rhamnoides -

Sea Buckthorn 40-60 cms £1.25

Native spiny shrub, acid orange berries and silver grey narrow leaves. Fruit exremely vitamin rich, Plants either male or female, plant a mix of 5:1 for good pollination.
*Hippophae improved fruiting varieties: £7.50 each; or 2 or more, any varieties @ £7.00 each; 10+ @ £6.50
Hergo - female  
Leikora - female  
Orange Energy - female  
Matt & Pollmix3 - males  

Humulus lupulus Dwarf Hop

Prima Donna

 

Deciduous climber, stems die back in winter. This is a dwarf form that will reach 2 to 3 metres. Produces cones that are good for brewing and medecinal uses. Shoots of new spring growth to about 50cms long can be lightly cooked as a vegetable. Raised at East Malling as part of thier hop breeding project. £6.00

Laurus nobilis - Bay

Well-known flavouring shrub; evergreen; good outdoors if not too exposed. 45-60 cms c.g.£3.50

 

Lonicera caerulea edulis

Blue Velvet

Siberia spreading shrub to about 3 metres. Flowers early spring, followed by blue fruits later. £6.00

Lonicera caerulea edulis

Blueberry Honeysuckle

The basic species which can be used to improve pollination with Blue velvet. £6.00 or 1 each of this and the above for £11.00.

*Lotus corniculatus

Birdsfoot Trefoil - native grassland legume, drought resistant, mat-forming, attractive; edible flowers. £1.50

 

Lycium barbarum

Goji Berry

Berries with high antoxidant levels. Arching shrub with pendant orange fruit. A naturalised specie in parts of the UK.

Mahonia x media

Oregon Grape

Lionel Fortescue - Evergreen shrub to 4 metres, usually less. Yellow fragrant flowers in winter, edible berries in spring. £4.50

Phormium tenax

New Zealand Flax

A crown of upright leaves to 2 metres. Major fibre plant with scores of other uses, and very decorative. Seed raised plants. £5.00

Toona cedrela Flamingo

fast growing in warmer climes but slower outdoors here, medium sized tree. Edible young shoots. Variegated leaves. Fragrant flowers. £35.00.

 

Sambucus nigra BLACK LACE Stunning variety of Elder with dissected purple/black leaves, pink-centred flowers, berries just as useful as the normal type. £6.00
Ugni molinae - Chilean Guava £6.00 Low evergreen shrub, currant sized fruits with a strawberry-like flavour. Hardy to - 10C. Ripening Nov-Dec.

 

 

 

 

 

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