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Plants that Grow in Most Soils

If you don’t know what kind of soil you have then you should choose one of the plants on the list below. These plants don’t really care what soil they are growing in - provided they are kept reasonably well fed and watered.

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apple Cox's Self Fertile / James Grieve / Katy
apple 'Cox Self Fertile' / 'James Grieve' / 'Katy'
From £99.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Bramley 20 / Christmas Pippin / Scrumptious
apple 'Bramley 20' / 'Christmas Pippin' / 'Scrumptious'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
apple Cox's self Fertile / Fiesta / Hereford Russet
apple 'Cox's self Fertile' / 'Fiesta' / 'Hereford Russet'
From £99.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apricot Compacta
apricot 'Compacta'
From £109.99
available to order from summer
apricot Kioto (PBR)
apricot 'Kioto' (PBR)
£169.99
available to order from summer
apricot Robada (PBR)
apricot 'Robada' (PBR)
£169.99
available to order from summer
apple Core Blimey
apple 'Core Blimey'
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Meridian (PBR)
apple 'Meridian' (PBR)
£149.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
quince Serbian Gold
quince 'Serbian Gold'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1 - 1.5m
apple Christmas Pippin (PBR)
apple 'Christmas Pippin' (PBR)
From £34.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
apple Eden ('Sjca38r6a74')
From £124.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
Sorbus aria Lutescens
Sorbus aria 'Lutescens'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
Malus Coralburst ('Coralcole')
Malus Coralburst ('Coralcole')
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
apple Cox's Orange Pippin self fertile
apple 'Cox's Orange Pippin' self fertile
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M27 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.0 5 1 (1)
Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia Splendens

20% off

Crataegus persimilis 'Prunifolia Splendens'
From £63.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Laburnum anagyroides Yellow Rocket
Laburnum anagyroides 'Yellow Rocket'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Malus Cinderella ('Cinzam')
Malus Cinderella ('Cinzam')
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
apple Red Windsor
apple 'Red Windsor'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
Betula Royal Frost

20% off

Betula 'Royal Frost'
From £55.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 1 (1)
apple Bramley 20

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apple 'Bramley 20'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
apple Egremont Russet
apple 'Egremont Russet'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
peach Avalon Pride
peach 'Avalon Pride'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Catalpa bignonioides Aurea
Catalpa bignonioides 'Aurea'
From £39.99
available to order from summer
apple Trinity
apple 'Trinity'
From £59.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 2.4m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Herefordshire Russet (PBR)
apple 'Herefordshire Russet' (PBR)
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Laxton's Superb
apple 'Laxton's Superb'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Malus Rudolph
Malus 'Rudolph'
From £55.99
available to order from summer
Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')

20% off

Malus Red Obelisk ('Dvp Obel')
From £39.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Shosar

20% off

Prunus 'Shosar'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall
Sorbus Croft Coral

20% off

Sorbus 'Croft Coral'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus carmesina Emberglow

20% off

Sorbus carmesina 'Emberglow'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus Glendoick Spire

20% off

Sorbus 'Glendoick Spire'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus splendens

20% off

Sorbus splendens
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 2.4 - 2.7m tall
Sorbus wardii
Sorbus wardii
£149.99 £119.99
available to order from summer
Prunus Starlight

20% off

Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
Prunus Crystal Falls ('G6-28')
£139.99 £111.99
available to order from summer
apple Scrumptious
apple 'Scrumptious'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
pear Obelisk
pear 'Obelisk'
From £69.99
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m
nectarine Nectarella
nectarine 'Nectarella'
£109.99
available to order from summer
apple Rosette
apple 'Rosette'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
apple Braeburn
apple 'Braeburn'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Bountiful
apple 'Bountiful'
From £49.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Malus Scarlett

20% off

Malus 'Scarlett'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
nectarine Lord Napier
nectarine 'Lord Napier'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m
7 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Malus Directeur Moerlands

20% off

Malus 'Directeur Moerlands'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.5m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
Cornus alba Sibirica
Cornus alba 'Sibirica'
From £9.99
9cm pot
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots
2 litre pot
12 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (22)
Cornus controversa Variegata

20% off

Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
From £87.99
5 litre pot
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (5)
Ligustrum ovalifolium
Ligustrum ovalifolium
From £19.99
2 litre pot
3 × 2 litre pots
6 × 2 litre pots
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Cornus controversa
Cornus controversa
£99.99 £79.99
available to order from summer
Sinojackia xylocarpa

30% off

Sinojackia xylocarpa
£109.99 £76.99
7.5 litre pot
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana - Hazel hedging
From £74.99
available to order from autumn
Malus Aros (PBR)
Malus 'Aros' (PBR)
£89.99 £71.99
available to order from summer
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (2)
Crataegus × media Plena
Crataegus × media 'Plena'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
apple James Grieve
apple 'James Grieve'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Discovery
apple 'Discovery'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
apple Howgate Wonder
apple 'Howgate Wonder'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Prunus avium
Prunus avium - Wild cherry hedging
From £69.99
available to order from autumn
Malus × robusta Dolgo
Malus × robusta 'Dolgo'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
White woodland mini-border collection
White woodland mini-border collection
£69.99
6 × 9cm plants
Daphne bholua Jacqueline Postill
Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill'
From £39.99
2 litre pot | 10 - 15cm
4 litre pot | 15 - 20cm
0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (18)
Crataegus × media Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus × media 'Paul's Scarlet'
From £27.99
available to order from summer
0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Malus × floribunda
Malus × floribunda
From £27.99
available to order from winter
Sorbus aucuparia Aspleniifolia

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia 'Aspleniifolia'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Prunus pendula Pendula Rosea
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rosea'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Prunus Umineko

20% off

Prunus 'Umineko'
From £31.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')

20% off

Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
pear Doyenné du Comice
pear 'Doyenné du Comice'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.5 - 1.8m
12 litre pot | QA root stock | 1m
Acer campestre
Acer campestre - Field maple hedging
From £59.99
available to order from autumn
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa') (PBR)
apple Tickled Pink ('Baya Marisa')
From £59.99
12 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
Malus Princeton Cardinal
Malus 'Princeton Cardinal'
From £59.99
available to order from summer
apple Ellison's Orange
apple 'Ellison's Orange'
From £34.99
available to order from summer
apple Falstaff
apple 'Falstaff' (PBR)
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.5m
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
apricot Flavorcot ('Bayoto') (PBR)
From £49.99
available to order from winter
peach Duke of York
peach 'Duke of York'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
peach Pêche de Vigne
peach 'Pêche de Vigne'
£59.99
available to order from winter
walnut common
walnut (common)
From £34.99
available to order from summer
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Meteor ('Hillmah') (PBR)
£59.99
sold out
Malus Pink Perfection

20% off

Malus 'Pink Perfection'
From £23.99
9 litre pot | MM111 | 1.5 - 1.8m tall
Prunus Royal Burgundy

20% off

Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'
From £27.99
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2.1m tall
Malus Montreal Beauty
Malus 'Montreal Beauty'
From £31.99
available to order from winter
Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)

Best Seller

Sarcococca hookeriana Winter Gem ('Pmoore03') (PBR)
From £24.99
2 litre pot
4 litre pot | 30 - 40cm tall
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (27)
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn hedging
From £44.99
available to order from autumn
apple Charles Ross
apple 'Charles Ross'
From £29.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
apple Sunset
apple 'Sunset'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
apple Greensleeves (PBR)
apple 'Greensleeves' (PBR)
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 2.1m
apple Lord Derby
apple 'Lord Derby'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
apple Pinova
apple 'Pinova' (PBR)
From £34.99
available to order from winter
apple Red Ellison
apple 'Red Ellison'
From £44.99
available to order from winter
medlar Westerveld
medlar 'Westerveld'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
Winter flowering clematis collection
Winter flowering clematis collection
£53.97
available to order from summer
pear Concorde
pear 'Concorde'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis Soft Caress
Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis 'Soft Caress' (PBR)
£49.99
2 litre pot
0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (10)
pear Conference
pear 'Conference'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | QA root stock | 1.2 - 1.5m
apple Spartan
apple 'Spartan'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Worcester Pearmain
apple 'Worcester Pearmain'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1.2m
12 litre pot | M27 | top worked at 70cm
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (1)
greengage Cambridge Gage
greengage 'Cambridge Gage'
From £34.99
available to order from winter
Corylus avellana Contorta
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
From £49.99
5 litre pot
12 litre pot | 80 - 100cm tall | grafted
0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star (3)
apple Golden Delicious
apple 'Golden Delicious'
From £34.99
12 litre pot | MM106 root stock | 1m
apple Katja
apple 'Katja'
From £34.99
9 litre pot | M26 root stock | 1.2m
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