Plants For Chalky Soil

Chalky soils (or those based on limestone) are usually alkaline, so have a pH above 7. They tend to be freely draining, stony and don’t hold onto nutrients very well. Therefore, to help your plants flourish, you should water regularly and dig in lots of composted organic matter as often as you can.

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Planting combinations
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carrot Sweet Candle F1

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carrot 'Sweet Candle' F1
£3.29 £2.47
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cauliflower Igloo

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cauliflower 'Igloo'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 65 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cauliflower Romanesco

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cauliflower 'Romanesco'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
celery Golden Self-blanching

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celery 'Golden Self Blanching'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chard Rhubarb Chard

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chard 'Rhubarb Chard'
£2.79 £2.09
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Basket of Fire F1

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chilli 'Basket of Fire' F1
£3.99 £2.99
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Carolina Reaper

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chilli 'Carolina' Reaper
£3.99 £2.99
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Trinidad Perfume

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chilli 'Trinidad Perfume'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Trinidad Moruga Scorpion

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chilli 'Trinidad Scorpion'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 5 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Romanesco

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courgette 'Romanesco'
£1.42 - £2.24
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
approx 45 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Striato d'Italia

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courgette 'Striato d'Italia'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
courgette Zucchini

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courgette 'Zucchini'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cucumber Burpless Tasty Green F1

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cucumber 'Burpless Tasty Green' F1
£2.79 £2.09
approx 16 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cucumber Cucamelon

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cucumber 'Cucamelon'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cucumber Marketmore

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cucumber 'Marketmore'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 50 organic seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cucumber Passandra F1

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cucumber 'Passandra' F1
£4.49 £3.37
approx 4 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
fennel Sweet Florence

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fennel 'Sweet Florence'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 375 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
kailaan / kai-lan

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kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
£3.99 £2.99
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
kale Redbor F1

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kale 'Redbor' F1
£3.99 £2.99
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
kohl rabi Purple Delicacy

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kohlrabi 'Purple Delicacy'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 450 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
leek Bleu de Solaise

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leek 'Bleu de Solaise'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 125 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
leek Musselburgh

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leek 'Musselburgh'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 425 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce Marvel of Four Seasons

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lettuce 'Marvel of Four Seasons'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce (mixed)

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lettuce 'Mixed'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce Red Grenoble

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lettuce 'Red Grenoble'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 4000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce All Year Round

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lettuce (butterhead) 'All Year Round'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 1400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce Little Gem

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lettuce (cos) 'Little Gem'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce Lollo Rossa

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lettuce (cut and come again) 'Lollo Rossa'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 550 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce Red Salad Bowl

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lettuce (cut and come again) 'Red Salad Bowl'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 1200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce Salad Bowl

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lettuce (cut and come again) 'Salad Bowl'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
lettuce Winter Density

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lettuce (semi-cos) 'Winter Density'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Lettuce winter mixed

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Lettuce winter mixed
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
marrow Long Green Bush 4

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marrow 'Long Green Bush 4'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
melon Charentais

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melon 'Charentais'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 8 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
mixed oriental spicy leaves

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mixed oriental leaves
£2.49 £1.87
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
mustard Red Giant

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mustard 'Red Giant'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 350 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Tropaeolum majus Blue Pepe

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Nasturtium 'Blue Pepe'
£2.89 £2.17
approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
New Zealand spinach

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New Zealand spinach
£2.20 £1.65
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
parsnip Tender and True F1

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parsnip 'Tender and True' F1
£2.39 £1.79
approx 800 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pumpkin Hundredweight

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pumpkin 'Hundredweight'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
radish French Breakfast 3

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radish 'French Breakfast 3'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 1200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rocket Wasabi (PBR)

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rocket 'Wasabi' (PBR)
£2.99 £2.24
approx 500 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rocket cultivated

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rocket - cultivated
£2.99 £2.24
approx 5000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rocket Salad

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rocket - salad
£2.49 £1.87
approx 1000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
rocket wild

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rocket - wild
£2.24 - £6.00
approx 6000 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sorrel red veined

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sorrel red veined
£2.79 £2.09
approx 200 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
spring onion North Holland Blood Red

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spring onion 'North Holland Blood Red'
£2.19 £1.64
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
spring onion White Lisbon

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spring onion 'White Lisbon'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 800 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
squash Butternut

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squash 'Butternut'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
squash Crown Prince F1

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squash 'Crown Prince' F1
£3.29 £2.47
approx 6 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
squash Tromba of Albenga

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squash 'Tromba d'Albenga'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
squash Turks Turban

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squash 'Turks Turban'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 15 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Goldcrest (late season) F1

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sweetcorn 'Goldcrest' F1 (late season)
£2.99 £2.24
approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
sweetcorn Golden Bantam

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sweetcorn 'Golden Bantam'
£3.49 £2.62
10g packet | approx 55 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Bloody Butcher

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tomato (beefsteak) 'Bloody Butcher'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Brandywine

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tomato (beefsteak) 'Brandywine'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Gigantomo F1

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tomato (beefsteak) 'Gigantomo' F1
£2.99 £2.24
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Marmande

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tomato (beefsteak) 'Marmande'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 20 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Bite Size

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tomato (cherry) 'Bite Size'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Red Alert

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tomato (cherry) 'Red Alert'
£2.49 £1.87
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Red Cherry

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tomato (cherry) 'Red Cherry'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Principe Borghese

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tomato (plum) 'Principe Borghese'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato San Marzano 2

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tomato (plum) 'San Marzano 2'
£3.99 £2.99
approx 300 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Fandango F1

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tomato (standard) 'Fandango' F1
£3.49 £2.62
approx 25 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
tomato Golden Sunrise

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tomato (standard) 'Golden Sunrise'
£2.29 £1.72
approx 75 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
turnip Sweetbell F1

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turnip 'Sweetbell' F1
£2.79 £2.09
approx 250 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
White clover green manure

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White clover green manure
£1.87 - £5.25
30m² pack In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
3 × packets of seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
chilli Spangles

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chilli 'Spangles'
£3.49 £2.62
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
leek Lyon

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leek 'Lyon'
£2.99 £2.24
approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
Luffa cylindrica

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loofah gourd - grow your own sponges
£3.49 £2.62
approx 10 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pea shoots

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pea shoots
£2.99 £2.24
approx 400 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Bountiful
apple 'Bountiful'
£49.99 - £104.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Cox's self Fertile / Fiesta / Hereford Russet

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apple 'Cox's self Fertile' / 'Fiesta' / 'Hereford Russet'
£109.99 - £169.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Herefordshire Russet (PBR)
apple 'Herefordshire Russet' (PBR)
£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Laxton's Superb

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apple 'Laxton's Superb'
£44.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Trinity

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apple 'Trinity'
£59.99 - £119.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
£124.99 - £149.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
apricot Pink Marry
apricot 'Pink Marry'
£134.99
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
cherry Celeste ('Sumpaca') (PBR)
£134.99
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Chasselas Blanc
grape 'Chasselas Blanc'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Chasselas
grape 'Chasselas'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Exalta
grape 'Exalta'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Pinot Blanc
grape 'Pinot Blanc'
£22.99
3 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
grape Müller-Thurgau
grape 'Riesling'
£22.99
2 litre pot | 60cm cane In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
gage (Reine-Claude Group) Reine-Claude Violette

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greengage 'Reine-Claude Violette'
£69.99 - £124.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
pear Obelisk

New

pear 'Obelisk'
£39.99 - £109.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | QA root stock | 1.5m available to order from autumn
whitecurrant Versailles Blanche
whitecurrant 'Versailles Blanche'
£10.99 - £21.99
3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root plant available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE bare root plants available to order from autumn
apple Blenheim Orange
apple 'Blenheim Orange'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Charles Ross
apple 'Charles Ross'
£26.99 - £54.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Gala
apple 'Gala'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Greensleeves (PBR)
apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
£26.99 - £54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Howgate Wonder

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apple 'Howgate Wonder'
£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.8m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
apple Jonagold
apple 'Jonagold'
£59.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Red Devil

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apple 'Red Devil'
£34.99 - £149.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
apple Sunset
apple 'Sunset'
£34.99 - £54.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | M26 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | MM106 root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
cherry Summer Sun
cherry 'Summer Sun'
£34.99 - £179.99
9 litre pot | Colt root stock | 2m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
12 litre pot | G5 | top worked at 70cm In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
bare root | Colt root stock | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
bare root | Colt root stock | ½ standard available to order from autumn
gage Imperial Gage
gage 'Imperial Gage'
£34.99 - £49.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 2 - 2.5m In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m available to order from autumn
Morus alba Pendula

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Morus alba 'Pendula'
£189.99 - £229.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
9 litre pot | 0.8 - 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

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