Cool Temperate - Fruiters, Browsers & Nitrogen Fixers

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. £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
Chaenomeles japonica	Cido or Northern Lemon - shrub to 15 metres. Bred in Latvia specifically for the fruit preserves industry. Very high Vit.C and twice the usual pectin content. Heavy crop. Orange/red blossom. £5.00
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
Cornus mas - Jolico	Much improved form of Cornel with abundant fruits 2-3 times the normal size, higher sugar and Vit.C content. Grafted bush £16.00
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 extremely vitamin rich, Plants either female or male, plant a mix of 5:1 for good pollination.
*Hippophae improved fruiting varieties:	£7.50 each; for 2 or more, any varieties, @ £7.00 each; 10+ @ £6.50.

Hergo - female	Vigorous upright variety, early ripening, heavy yielding, a good commercial variety, high carotin content.
Leikora - female	Broad upright shrub, heavy yield of densely packed berries, productive and ornamental. Late ripening, Sept-Oct.
Orange Energy - female	Densely packed large berries ripe late September. Sturdy upright growth. Considered one of the best available.
Matt & Pollmix3 - males
Sirola - female	Easy picking, sweet flavour, early ripening, good garden variety.
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.