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Nut Trees 2011-2012
ALMONDS
Robijn - Dutch bred, soft-shelled,
late blooming, missing frosts; crops well.
late blooming, missing frosts; crops well.
Ingrid - reliable variety
with good leaf curl resistance. Ripens September.
CHESTNUTS - These
are all Marron types giving 1 large useful nut per cluster
rather than a mass of small ones. £29.00
Maraval Precocious, compact and partly self-fertile
new variety, cropping mid-season.
new variety, cropping mid-season.
Marigoule Early vigorous variety with large nuts, more self-fertile
than Maraval.
Marlhac Early mid season; large mahogany-red nuts that store well. Vigorous tree, a hybrid between the European and an Asian species.
Marsol Early-mid season, large nuts that store well. Good resistance to wet soil diseases, so a good choice for wet sites.
COBS & FILBERTS - £14.00 - not updated for 2011/12 yet
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| Butler |
Large nut,strongly flavoured, good texture,
heavy crop. |
| Corabel - sold
out |
Vigorous, good yield, large
nuts, resists bacterial blight. Mid /late. |
| Cosford
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Large nut, very thin
shell, good flavour, good pollinator, moderate growth.
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| Emoa -sold out |
New Dutch variety, precocious; large
round nuts. |
| Ennis
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Very large well-flavoured
nut, compact bush, needs staking, modest yield. Quality
but not quantity. |
| Gunselbert
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Medium/large nut, good
flavour; high yield; low vigour, shallow roots; abundant
long catkins. |
| Gustaaf Zeller -
sold out |
Vigorous early variety,
small nuts, good yield |
| Geant de Halle
(Halls Giant) |
Very large nut &
good flavour; needs good drainage & a warm site.
Offer price £7.00 |
| Kentish Cob
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Large well-flavoured
nuts. The UK commercial variety. Pollinators: Nottingham
or Cosford. |
| Lang Tidling Zeller
- sold out |
High-performing German variety,
good yields. |
| Louis Berger |
Mid season. Large
well flavoured nut; square-shouldered and tapering to
a point. Vigorous. |
| Nottingham Cob
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Medium sized nut, thick
shell; good flavour & yield; excellent pollinator.
Young plants £7.00 |
| Purple Leaved
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Purple foliage, good
ornamental; moderate yield of high quality nuts. |
| Redskinned Filbert
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Ancient variety with
red skin on the kernels. Good flavour, late catkins,
slender shoots. |
| Tonda di Giffoni
- sold out |
Italian, mid/late, medium/high
yield, large round nut, good flavour, very resistant
to Bud Mite. |
| Webb's Prize
Cob |
Large long nuts, similar
to Kentish Cob but larger clusters; good in north.
Young plants £7.00 |
| White Filbert
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Medium sized, thin-shelled
nut, pale skin on kernel. Excellent flavour, compact
bush, suits north. |
Turkish Hazel - Corylus colurna - more tree
like than Common Hazel, and less multi-stemmed and suckering.
Abundant small nuts used for flavouring and oil. 45-60 cms. £4.00 sold out
TRAZEL - hybrid between Common and Turkish
hazels, tall and non-suckering, heavy crops of nuts that fall
freely from the frilly husks. Pollinated by other hybrids
or either parent. £36.00
Chinoka - Early, heavy crops of medium nuts,
ample catkins so a good pollinator.
Freeoka - named after its free falling heavy
crops of nuts.
GINKGO BILOBA - Maidenhair Tree - 'Living Fossil'
with edible nuts on female plants and many herbal uses. Unsexed
young plants @ £8.00
NUT PINE or STONE PINE @ £8.00
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Pinus pinea 45 - 75cm.
Larger sizes available - 125-150 cms and 2oo.cms. |
Grows well most areas, ornamental blue-grey young leaves,
and seems to crop at about 8 years old in the UK. |
WALNUT - Juglans regia £40.00
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Broadview |
Compact tree, good yields
of large, quality nuts late in season. Self-fertile
& precocious. Probably the best choice for a single tree in a UK garden. Canada.
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| Buccaneer |
Healthy robust tree,
abundant round nuts, particularly good for pickling.
Self-fertile. Holland.
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Excelsior of Taynton
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Rare old English variety from Somerset, with good quaity nuts. |
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Franquette |
Vigorous, thin shelled
quality large nuts, late season, pollinated by Broadview. France.
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Lara |
French. Good crops of early, large nuts,
compact tree. Best pollinator Franquette. |
| N0.16 |
Good sized kernel, heavy yields; late
leafing helps it miss frosts. |
| Plovdivski |
Bulgarian tree for large nuts and timber,
Blight resistant. |
| Proslavski |
Bulgarian strain for large quality nuts.
Resistant to blight. Vigorous. |
| Rita |
Compact variety, heavy
crops, thin shelled nuts, partially self-fertile;
super hardy.
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Juglans regia - Common Walnut seedlings
60 - 90 cms. £3.00
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